I run MRTG as a normal user as it does not require special privileges to run.
FreeBSD Mini-HOWTO! # adduser -silent Use option ``-verbose'' if you want to see more warnings and questions or try to repair bugs. Enter username [^[a-z0-9_][a-z0-9_-]*$]: mrtg Enter full name []: MRTG Daemon Enter shell bash csh date no sh tcsh [sh]: Enter home directory (full path) [/home/mrtg]: Uid [1003]: Enter login class: default []: Login group mrtg [mrtg]: Login group is ``mrtg''. Invite mrtg into other groups: guest no [no]: Enter password []: Enter password again []: Name: mrtg Password: **** Fullname: MRTG Daemon Uid: 1003 Gid: 1003 (mrtg) Class: Groups: mrtg HOME: /home/mrtg Shell: /bin/sh OK? (y/n) [y]: y Added user ``mrtg'' Add another user? (y/n) [y]: n // To make it so this user can not log in interactively (IE. you have to // su to the user to use it) # vipw // vi the password file // edit the following line: mrtg:BLAHBLAHBLAH:1003:1003::0:0:MRTG Daemon:/home/mrtg:/bin/sh // so it looks like mrtg:*:1003:1003::0:0:MRTG Daemon:/home/mrtg:/bin/sh At this point I make a directory structure like: /home/mrtg/configs # <-- this is where your configs go /home/mrtg/data # <-- this is where your rrds/logs go /home/mrtg/htdocs # <-- this is part of your web space Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Corey Smith On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 07:35, Crow Lee Contr 379 ECS wrote: > I have been running MRTG on Windows2k with Apache for some time now. What I > want to do now is run it on FreeBSD with Apache. I have it running on a > FreeBSD machine, but when I start it I am logged in as root. I want to make > it where MRTG automatically starts when the machine is booted up. Does it > have to run under the root account or should I create a "service account" to > run MRTG? I am a UNIX newbie, so please be gentle. > > Lee Crow > Sr. LAN/WAN Administrator > ITT Systems Division > --------------------------- > Cell: +974-556-3127 > DSN: 318-471-2074 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg > FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org > WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi > -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
