Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 13:15:30 -0800 From: Lev Walkin <vlm@netli.com> To: "."@babolo.ru Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ipcad 2.8.1 bug: doesn't run with uid 0 which is needed for rsh Message-ID: <3E8CA472.8070807@netli.com> In-Reply-To: <1049403906.268048.817.nullmailer@cicuta.babolo.ru> References: <1049403906.268048.817.nullmailer@cicuta.babolo.ru>
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.@babolo.ru wrote: >> >>=== quote === >>Set this uid to be safe in the long run. Please change it if you're >>aware of the consequences. RSH service will NOT work if process is >>not privileged. >>=== quote === >> >>There are no words about configuring uid 0. >> >>Moreover, the sample configuration has uid and gid lines COMMENTED OUT. > > > I do not understand, why uid is artificially > restricted at 65535? Why not full 32 bit uid? To encourage users think twice about using large ids for daemons. -- Lev Walkin vlm@netli.com
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