lsb

start_daemon should allow setting the user id

Bug #1329446 reported by Jeff Johnson
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
lsb
In Progress
Medium
Unassigned
Mandriva
In Progress
Wishlist

Bug Description

When using start_daemon from /lib/lsb/init-functions, I can only start a daemon
as root, which is often not desired for security reasons.

Suggestion: Add a "-u" option to start_daemon that takes an LSB certified user.

Tags: spec zpunt
Changed in mandriva:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
status: Unknown → In Progress
Jeff Johnson (n3npq)
tags: added: zpunt
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