Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:58:08 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Guy Helmer <ghelmer@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r229667 - head/usr.sbin/daemon Message-ID: <4F066340.9010507@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201201052248.q05MmaZk059871@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201201052248.q05MmaZk059871@svn.freebsd.org>
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On 01/05/2012 14:48, Guy Helmer wrote: > Allow daemon(8) to run pidfile_open() before relenquishing privileges > so pid files can be written in /var/run when started as root. I'm not sure how useful this is since when daemon is exiting it won't be able to remove the pid file (unless I'm missing something). Isn't it better to pre-create the pid file with the proper permissions for the unprivileged user? Doug -- You can observe a lot just by watching. -- Yogi Berra Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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