From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 16:47:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47A2F16A4CE for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:47:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from out007.verizon.net (out007pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.107]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0474843D1D for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:47:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([151.203.33.188]) by out007.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040214004741.PTQC13340.out007.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:47:41 -0600 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i1E0lfHX007160 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:47:41 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id i1E0leMu007066 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:47:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:47:40 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20040214004739.GD650@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out007.verizon.net from [151.203.33.188] at Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:47:41 -0600 Subject: startup daemon as unpriviliged user X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:47:42 -0000 Hey everyone. Here's a general question for you. I have a FreeBSD 4.8 system that runs fetchmail for me as an unprivileged everyday userid. The problem is that the machine isn't on the most reliable powergrid one could hope for. So when the system comes back up after going down, I ALWAYS forget that I have to get fetchmail restarted. If I forget for too long, there's so much mail it blows the server that receives the mail into oblivion (also FreeBSD 4.8, running Sendmail, Cyrus Imapd, and the main culprit, Spamassassin - spamd). This is so bad that I often have to reboot the receiving system. So, how can I get a process to run automatically on startup for an unprivileged user? Thanks. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. -- John Muir