Thanks man.. That helps a lot... -----Original Message----- From: Robert Story (Users) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:17 PM To: Jim M. Themis Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: snmpd Daemon properties
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:50:52 -0500 Jim wrote: JMT> However, there is some security concern that the snmpd no longer JMT> functions like a typical daemon. For example, giving up root user JMT> ID after it binds to its port, etc. By default, snmpd does not give up root, as some stuff it does requires root access. No work has been done to be able to give up and restore root access as needed. You can, however, have it give up root by specifying a user id. However, you may loose some functionality. JMT> Can anybody confirm that using the -f option maintains all other JMT> functionality except for the forking? Yes. -- Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-users> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
