ipcad 2.8.1 bug: doesn't run with uid 0 which is needed for rsh

Lev Walkin vlm at netli.com
Thu Apr 3 13:15:58 PST 2003


. at 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 at netli.com



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