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to: JANIS KRACHT
from: JEFF SMITH
date: 2016-04-19 07:42:00
subject: Re: Not Another BBBS Ques

 > Hi Jeff,

 > >I was doing some testing and tried loading BBBSD from a script file  at
 > system >boot. But it seems that BBBSD during operation changes the
 > permissions on a fe >files when loaded as root. My thinking was that BBBSD
 > would load as root to be
 > > able to bind to the necessary ports

 > Yes, you load it as root then switch to user bbbs with the command line
 > given.

 > >but then run as "User". Well, I guess I didn't ask a question but  wondered
 > if
 > > my thinking was ok. And the best way to load BBBS at boot time.

 > Seems right to me :)  As root I run this script below.

 > #/bin/sh
 > cd /home/bbbs
 > #
 > ./bbbsd 4 15 telnetd:23 httpd:8080 ftpd:60721 rawd:24555:binkp "quiet"
 > "fork"  "uid:"bbs &

Shouldn't that be "uid:bbbs" & 


 > Take care,
 > Janis

 > --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2
--- SBBSecho 2.30-Win32
> * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)
* Origin: Region 14 File Server - Anoka, MN (1:14/6)

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