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From: schnoebe@convex.com (Eric Schnoebelen)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp
Subject: Why run nntpd as root?
Keywords: inetd.conf nntpd
Message-ID: <108260@convex.convex.com>
Date: 5 Nov 90 18:41:47 GMT
Sender: news@convex.com
Reply-To: schnoebe@convex.Com (Eric Schnoebelen)
Organization: Convex Computer Corp, Layered Products Group
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In the installation instructions in the file server/README, it is
recommended that nntpd be run by inetd as user root.  Is this really
required?  What would break if the news user was specified instead,
aka, the inetd.conf line would look like:

	nntp stream tcp nowait usenet /usr/etc/nntpd nntpd

Thank you for your support,
		Eric
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Eric Schnoebelen		eric@cirr.com		schnoebe@convex.com
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	    vividly manifests their lack of progress.


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