Hi Thang/Minh/Mathi,
Please share your comment. This is a minor/harmless fix.
@Minh: Can you please push it by today EOD if you are good with it and others 
don't give any comment.

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> On 07/29/2020 3:40 PM Anand Sundararaj <s.an...@gethighavailability.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>  
> Hi Mathi,
> Great, thanks.
> Though I haven't tested non-root feature, this fix give a quick access to the 
> user to run amfnd as non-root. Those users, who only uses Amf and not uses 
> Smf, this fix will help them quickly running amfnd in non-root mode.
> Though this is not a great fix(ticket itself is raised as minor), but in my 
> opinion, provides some support to the users, so should be committed.
> If you have any major/serious objections, else good to commit ??
> Please let me know.
> 
> Thanks
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> >     On 07/29/2020 11:20 AM Mathi N P <mathi.np....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >      
> >      
> >     That description sounds fine to me. Nevertheless, I still can't see the 
> > problem you are trying to solve when it is already possible to run OpenSAF 
> > as a non-root user.
> >      
> >     Cheers,
> >     Mathi.
> > 
> >     On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 9:56 PM Anand Sundararaj 
> > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com > 
> > wrote:
> > 
> >         > >         Thanks Mathi. I can change it to  "amf: provide 
> > configuration option to run amfnd as non-root [##205]", is that ok?
> > >          
> > >         Thanks
> > >         Anand Sundararaj
> > >         Senior Solutions Architect | +1 480 686 4772
> > >          
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> > >             > > >             On 07/28/2020 12:24 PM Mathi N P 
> > > <mathi.np....@gmail.com mailto:mathi.np....@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > >              
> > > >              
> > > >             Hi Anand,
> > > >              
> > > >             For some background, It is not merely a hard coding that 
> > > > you are looking at, but it is rather by design. 
> > > >             I think you should at the least change the commit message 
> > > > of your patch and describe the actual change that you are intending to 
> > > > introduce.
> > > >             FYI,
> > > >             Mathi.
> > > > 
> > > >             On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:01 PM Anand Sundararaj 
> > > > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >                 > > > > Hi Minh/Thang/Nagendra/Paul,
> > > > >                 I am planning to push the patch by 30th 
> > > > > July(thursday).
> > > > >                 Please kindly find some time to review by 29th 
> > > > > July(tomorrow) and
> > > > >                 send your comments or Ack.
> > > > > 
> > > > >                 Thanks
> > > > >                 Anand Sundararaj
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> > > > >                 > On 07/23/2020 9:38 PM 
> > > > > s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com > wrote:
> > > > >                 >
> > > > >                 > 
> > > > >                 > Hi Thang,
> > > > >                 > Good catch !
> > > > >                 > Can you please let me know if you were starting pm 
> > > > > monitoring on a component pid, which is in root or non-root?
> > > > >                 >
> > > > >                 > The issue, you are reporting, Thang, may come when 
> > > > > Amfnd' (kill) doesn't have permission to send signal to the pid.
> > > > >                 > I am assuming that you are getting EPERM as a 
> > > > > return.
> > > > >                 > Can you please verify, Thang(by logging, just like 
> > > > > done in mon.cc at "switch (kill(mon_rec->pid, 0)) {"), if the return 
> > > > > is EPERM or something else?
> > > > >                 > If it is correct, then ideally, the user shouldn't 
> > > > > be using pm monitoring on such pid and that means no change is needed 
> > > > > in the patch.
> > > > >                 > can you please confirm, Thang.
> > > > >                 >
> > > > >                 > Thanks
> > > > >                 >
> > > > >                 > Anand Sundararaj
> > > > >                 > Senior Solutions Architect | 480 686 4772
> > > > >                 > 
> > > > >                 >
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> > > > >                 > > On 07/20/2020 9:11 PM Thang Duc Nguyen 
> > > > > <thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au mailto:thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au > 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > 
> > > > >                 > > I missed one info.  I tested with NON_ROOT user.
> > > > >                 > > export AMFND_NON_ROOT=1
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > >                 > > From: Thang Duc Nguyen 
> > > > > <thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au mailto:thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au >
> > > > >                 > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:02 AM
> > > > >                 > > To: s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com ; Minh Hon Chau 
> > > > > <minh.c...@dektech.com.au mailto:minh.c...@dektech.com.au >; 
> > > > > nagen...@gethighavailability.com; p...@gethighavailability.com
> > > > >                 > > Cc: opensaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 
> > > > > mailto:opensaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > >                 > > Subject: Re: [devel] [PATCH 1/1] amf: remove 
> > > > > hard-coding in amfnd [#3205]
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > Hi Sundararaj,
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > The Opensaf can start but it may not run 
> > > > > correctly.
> > > > >                 > > I tested your patch. During passive mornitoring 
> > > > > process of copoenent, this patch cuases the coredump in function 
> > > > > avnd_comp_pm_param_val() when invoking saAmfPmStop()/saAmfPmStart().
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > Snipest code indicate the crash in cpm.cc file 
> > > > > void avnd_comp_pm_param_val( ) { ...
> > > > >                 > >       if (kill(pm_start->pid, 0) == -1) {
> > > > >                 > >         osafassert(errno == ESRCH); //Crash here 
> > > > > due to retured error: Operation not permitted
> > > > >                 > >         *o_amf_rc = SA_AIS_ERR_NOT_EXIST;
> > > > >                 > >         return;
> > > > >                 > >       }
> > > > >                 > > }
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > B.R/Thang
> > > > >                 > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > >                 > > From: s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com >
> > > > >                 > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:22 AM
> > > > >                 > > To: Minh Hon Chau <minh.c...@dektech.com.au 
> > > > > mailto:minh.c...@dektech.com.au >; Thang Duc Nguyen 
> > > > > <thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au mailto:thang.d.ngu...@dektech.com.au 
> > > > > >; nagen...@gethighavailability.com; p...@gethighavailability.com
> > > > >                 > > Cc: opensaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 
> > > > > mailto:opensaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net ; Anand Sundararaj 
> > > > > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com >
> > > > >                 > > Subject: [PATCH 1/1] amf: remove hard-coding in 
> > > > > amfnd [#3205]
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > From: Anand Sundararaj 
> > > > > <s.an...@gethighavailability.com 
> > > > > mailto:s.an...@gethighavailability.com >
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > ---
> > > > >                 > >  src/amf/amfnd/amfnd.conf | 3 +++
> > > > >                 > >  src/amf/amfnd/main.cc    | 9 ++++++++-
> > > > >                 > >  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >                 > >
> > > > >                 > > diff --git a/src/amf/amfnd/amfnd.conf 
> > > > > b/src/amf/amfnd/amfnd.conf index 07bc0ba..4e8b07a 100644
> > > > >                 > > --- a/src/amf/amfnd/amfnd.conf
> > > > >                 > > +++ b/src/amf/amfnd/amfnd.conf
> > > > >                 > > @@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ export 
> > > > > AVND_PM_MONITORING_RATE=1000  # It can be disabled if set 
> > > > > THREAD_TRACE_BUFFER as 0, the maximum value  # can be set as 65535.
> > > > >                 > >  # export THREAD_TRACE_BUFFER=10240
> > > > >                 > > +
> > > > >                 > > +#AMFND run as root. Uncomment next line to run 
> > > > > as a user mentioned in nid.conf.
> > > > >                 > > +#export AMFND_NON_ROOT=1
> > > > >                 > > diff --git a/src/amf/amfnd/main.cc 
> > > > > b/src/amf/amfnd/main.cc index d7857fa..6d9ee95 100644
> > > > >                 > > --- a/src/amf/amfnd/main.cc
> > > > >                 > > +++ b/src/amf/amfnd/main.cc
> > > > >                 > > @@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ static void new_handler() {
> > > > >                 > > 
> > > > >                 > >  int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
> > > > >                 > >    uint32_t error;
> > > > >                 > > +  char *val;
> > > > >                 > > 
> > > > >                 > >    // function to be called if new fails. The 
> > > > > alternative of using catch of
> > > > >                 > >    // std::bad_alloc will unwind the stack and 
> > > > > thus no call chain will be @@ -179,7 +180,13 @@ int main(int argc, 
> > > > > char *argv[]) {
> > > > >                 > >      goto done;
> > > > >                 > >    }
> > > > >                 > > 
> > > > >                 > > -  daemonize_as_user("root", argc, argv);
> > > > >                 > > +  if ((val = getenv("AMFND_NON_ROOT")) != 
> > > > > nullptr) {
> > > > >                 > > +    daemonize(argc, argv);
> > > > >                 > > +    TRACE("AMFND will run as non-root");  } else 
> > > > > {
> > > > >                 > > +    daemonize_as_user("root", argc, argv);
> > > > >                 > > +    TRACE("AMFND will run as root");
> > > > >                 > > +  }
> > > > >                 > > 
> > > > >                 > >    // Enable long DN
> > > > >                 > >    if (setenv("SA_ENABLE_EXTENDED_NAMES", "1", 1) 
> > > > > != 0) {
> > > > >                 > > --
> > > > >                 > > 2.7.4
> > > > >                 > >
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