Re: [hylafax-users] fax server must run with real uid root

[Joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aidan Van Dyk wrote:
> * Joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [060111 08:30]:
> > I updated to 4.2.5rc1 and now get these error messages on the terminal.
> > I start hylafax in rc.conf on freebsd with "hylafax start".  Any tips?
> >
> > Jan 11 08:22:00 mail FaxQueuer[1017]: The fax server must run with real uid 
> > root.
> > Jan 11 08:22:00 mail HylaFAX[1018]: Configuration error; the fax server 
> > must run as the fax user "uucp".
>
> What user are you when you are trying to start HylaFAX?

It's starting with rc.conf and hfaxd is owned by root so
I assumed root?

> hfaxd must be started with euid == 0 (root), which means it will then do
> a seteuid/setuit to the "uucp" user, or be runnign with euid of the
> "uucp" user already (i.e. run from inetd/xinetd, etc).
>
> faxq (and also faxgetty) must be run with uid == 0, so they can properly
> escalate/drop to/from root/uucp when doing certain operations.
>
> a.


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