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   Jeff Smith to Janis Kracht   
   Re: Not Another BBBS Question?   
   19 Apr 16 07:42:13   
   
    > Hi Jeff,   
      
    > >I was doing some testing and tried loading BBBSD from a script file  at   
    > system >boot. But it seems that BBBSD during operation changes the   
    > permissions on a fe >files when loaded as root. My thinking was that BBBSD   
    > would load as root to be   
    > > able to bind to the necessary ports   
      
    > Yes, you load it as root then switch to user bbbs with the command line   
    > given.   
      
    > >but then run as "User". Well, I guess I didn't ask a question but  wondered   
    > if   
    > > my thinking was ok. And the best way to load BBBS at boot time.   
      
    > Seems right to me :)  As root I run this script below.   
      
    > #/bin/sh   
    > cd /home/bbbs   
    > #   
    > ./bbbsd 4 15 telnetd:23 httpd:8080 ftpd:60721 rawd:24555:binkp "quiet"   
    > "fork"  "uid:"bbs &   
      
   Shouldn't that be "uid:bbbs" &    
      
      
    > Take care,   
    > Janis   
      
    > --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-2   
    >  * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)   
   --- SBBSecho 2.30-Win32   
    * Origin: Region 14 File Server - Anoka, MN (1:14/6)   

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