Actually I am also think about this, as I compiled it as root but so far, it looks like everything is ok.
Wang > On Nov 16, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Christiaan Schade > <christiaan.sch...@secmatters.com> wrote: > > > You guys show a warning when compiling PF_RING as root: > ****** WARNING WARNING WARNING ****** * * Compiling PF_RING as root might > lead you to compile errors * Please compile PF_RING as unpriviliged user * > ***************************************** > > I'm wondering what the idea behind this warning is... I think it's been there > for a long time, but I can't think of a reason why there would be a problem > when compiling as root, other than the fact > that a later 'make clean' etc. also needs to be run as root > . > We've created a .deb package for PF_RING, which is installed/compiled by > dpkg. When dpkg compiles PF_RING, it does so as the root user. > > So far it has never caused problems, but I'd like to know if there's some > scenario where this could lead to problems. > > Thank you, > > Chris > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ATTENTION: > The information in this email message is confidential and may be legally > privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. > > Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that > any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this > message is prohibited and may be unlawful. > _______________________________________________ > Ntop-misc mailing list > Ntop-misc@listgateway.unipi.it > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc _______________________________________________ Ntop-misc mailing list Ntop-misc@listgateway.unipi.it http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-misc
