Re: hfaxd and faxq startup at system boot, how?

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.NET>]

On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Stan Brown wrote:

> 	I would like to set up the /etc/rc file of my HP so that hfaxd and faxq
> 	are started automaticly when the system bbots.
> 
> 	This leads to a couple of quesions:
> 
> 	1. How can I do this and assure they are running as the correct user?

They need to be started by root to do the chroot(1M) stuff, then
the daemons will change their UID/GIG to fax/nobody.

At least that's how it works on SCO Unix and UnixWare.
If HP is different, someone can correct me.

[snip]
> 

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