[ZODB-Dev] zeo, data.fs permissions

Mark McEahern mark@mceahern.com
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 09:17:37 -0500


[Toby Dickenson [mailto:tdickenson@geminidataloggers.com]]
> You thought it was recommended that we *do* use it [the -u option for
staring ZEO]?
>
> any ideas why?

The general idea that deamons should not run as root?  Using the minimum
amount of privileges to minimize the damage caused by a security-related bug
or a hack?

// m

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