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client start script for XYmon

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list Torsten Richter · Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:20:37 +0100 (CET) · 
Hi fellow xymonians,
 
I was asked by colleagues if it would be a good idea to add some check to the
client start script (runclient.sh) to avoid the start of the client as root.
What do you think?
I know that I could update all my client scripts but if I update my installation
this change will be gone.
 
Regards
Torsten
list Buchan Milne · Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:15:48 +0200 ·
▸ quoted from Torsten Richter
On Friday, 18 November 2011 18:20:37 user-c862b499d9fa@xymon.invalid wrote:
Hi fellow xymonians,
 
I was asked by colleagues if it would be a good idea to add some check to
the client start script (runclient.sh) to avoid the start of the client as
root. What do you think?
You mean like the example scripts provided in the source (e.g. look in rpm/ or 
debian/)?

Or like the init scripts provided and used by packages of Xymon?
▸ quoted from Torsten Richter
I know that I could update all my client scripts but if I update my
installation this change will be gone.
This is why one uses software packages (such as rpm or deb) to deploy 
software.

Regards,
Buchan