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

[Joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aidan Van Dyk wrote:
> * Joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [060111 08:49]:
> > 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?
>
>
> What user are you when you are running rc.conf?  hfaxd isn't setuid
> root, so it won't magically change to root for you.
>
> a.

rc.conf runs at startup before anyone logs in.  I assume root here again.

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