It depends on your port configuration - non-root processes cannot open
ports under 1024. we have been running Kannel as a single user
successfuly on a number of linux machines.
Oded Arbel
m-Wise Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miroslav Vrankic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: I don't want to run bearerbox as root
>
>
> We are using Kannel 0.10.3.
> For security reasons we are trying to run all kannel boxes as
> nobody (or any
> non root, for example "kannel").
> There is no problem with sms and wap boxes. They are runnning as user
> "kannel".
> When we tried to run bearerbox as user "kannel" other boxes could not
> connect to it.
> The "connection refused 111" error is obtained.
> Of course, we have started bearerbox before other boxes.
> You can see the used startup script at the and of the message.
> Thanks!
> Miroslav
>
>
>
> #! /bin/sh
> # kannel Startup script for the Kannel WAP and SMS Gateway
> #
> # Written by Andres Seco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> using
> # the skeleton provided by Miquel van Smoorenburg and
> # Ian Murdock in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 (slink)
> # modified with paragraphs from diald startup script
> # in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
> # Modified from init script from alamin-server.
> #
> # Version: @(#)kannel 1.0 19-Aug-2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> #
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> RUNBOX=/usr/local/bin/run_kannel_box-0.10.3
> DAEMONA=/usr/local/bin/bearerbox-0.10.3
> DAEMONB=/usr/local/bin/wapbox-0.10.3
> DAEMONC=/usr/local/bin/smsbox-0.10.3
> NAMEA=bearerbox
> NAMEB=wapbox
> NAMEC=smsbox
> PIDA=kannel/bearerbox
> PIDB=kannel/wapbox
> PIDC=kannel/smsbox
> DESC="Kannel WAP and SMS Gateway"
> CONF=/usr/local/bin/m20.conf
> USER=kannel
>
> test -f $DAEMONA || exit 0
> test -f $DAEMONB || exit 0
> test -f $DAEMONC || exit 0
> test -f $CONF || exit 0
>
> set -e
>
> case "$1" in
> start)
> echo -n "Starting $DESC:"
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDA.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX \
> -- \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDA.pid \
> $DAEMONA $CONF
> echo -n " $NAMEA"
> sleep 10
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
> --chuid $USER \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDB.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX \
> -- \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDB.pid \
> $DAEMONB $CONF
> echo -n " $NAMEB"
> sleep 5
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
> --chuid $USER \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDC.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX \
> -- \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDC.pid \
> $DAEMONC $CONF
> echo -n " $NAMEC"
> echo "."
> ;;
> stop)
> echo -n "Stopping $DESC:"
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDC.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX
> echo -n " $NAMEC"
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDB.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX
> echo -n " $NAMEB"
> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo \
> --pidfile /var/run/$PIDA.pid \
> --exec $RUNBOX
> echo -n " $NAMEA"
> echo "."
> ;;
> reload|force-reload|restart)
> $0 stop
> sleep 2
> $0 start
> ;;
> *)
> N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
> echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
> exit 1
> ;;
> esac
>
> exit 0
>
>
>
>
