Any port above 1024 can be used (opened, written to) by non-root users. The PID
file location is the problem.
René.
On 18 apr. 2013, at 23:47, Mark Miesfeld <miesf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:36 PM, CVBruce <cvbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I may be wrong, but I thought that root was only required if the port was
> below a certain number, perhaps 1000. Anything over this number could be
> opened by ordinary users. Did I remember this incorrectly, or has this
> changed.
>
> Bruce,
>
> I think that is correct, but I'm not 100% sure.
>
> Michael,
>
> As I recall the real problem is that the rxapi code is written such that the
> pid for the process is written to a directory that only root can write to.
> If rxapi is installed as a system service than this is not problem for any
> user running ooRexx. But, it requires root access to get it installed to
> begin with.
>
> That explanation may not 100% technically correct, but it essentially
> describes the problem.
>
> There should be some way to change the code so that an ordinary user can
> install a private version of ooRexx that only runs for that user. This then
> may not comply 100% with Debian policy, or Fedora policy, or whatever policy.
> But, I haven't made any effort to look into that.
>
> --
> Mark Miesfeld
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