Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:55:40 -0800 From: "Greg Albrecht" <gregoryba@gmail.com> To: "Don Munyak" <don.munyak@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: startup script with non-root user Message-ID: <39ed86f90701191455y821a960hf95ea27a544b110f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6207f7d90701191429x4ce667afyf4cf53d9388c7381@mail.gmail.com> References: <6207f7d90701191429x4ce667afyf4cf53d9388c7381@mail.gmail.com>
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according to rc.subr(8): ${name}_user User to run command as, using chroot(8). if ${name}_chroot is set, otherwise uses su(1). Only supported after /usr is mounted. so in your /etc/rc.conf you could put: hobbit_enable=YES hobbit_user="hobbit" -g On 19/01/07, Don Munyak <don.munyak@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have an application I'd like to startup at boot, however, the script > needs to be started by a non-user account. > > If I put the startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hobbit.sh > > How do I get it to start using the user account 'hobbit' > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Greg Albrecht (gregoryba@gmail.com) An Indie, Hip Hop and IDM Podcast: The Letter G http://theletterg.org
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