[smokeping-users] Re: Fping and suid

[Schalk Erasmus]

Depending on your OS...

When you compile (or make), and then "make install" smokeping from the
/usr/ports directory under FreeBSD, SmokePing automatically creates the
required User Account and Group.

/usr/ports/net/smokeping/make install

This is the account that was created on my Server:

emerald# cat passwd |grep smok
smokeping:*:1010:1010:SmokePing Daemon:/nonexistent:/nonexistent

and group:

emerald# cat group |grep smok
smokeping:*:1010:


Hope you come right.

Regards
Schalk Erasmus
Incredible Networks
Windhoek, Namibia



-----Original Message-----
From: smokeping-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch
[mailto:smokeping-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Lemaire,
David W.
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 7:53 PM
To: 'smokeping-users at list.ee.ethz.ch'
Subject: [smokeping-users] Fping and suid


What is the best way to have smokeping run as it's own user.
When I tried to have it run as the user 'smoke' ,fping complained it needed
to be SUID.
How do I make it SUID ?
Thanks !

Dave Lemaire
Systems Administrator
Eastern Mountain Sports
603-924-9571 x5102
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