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

[Joe <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe wrote:
> 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.

BTW - Here is my ps output...

uucp      459  0.0  2.3  3256 2804  ??  Is    7:27AM   0:00.02 /usr/local/sbin/faxq
uucp      461  0.0  2.2  3204 2748  ??  Is    7:27AM   0:00.08 /usr/local/sbin/hfaxd -i hylafax
uucp      494  0.0  2.5  3656 3044  ??  S     7:27AM   0:05.78 /usr/local/sbin/faxgetty /dev/ttyd
uucp      495  0.0  2.4  3624 2952  ??  S     7:27AM   0:00.11 /usr/local/sbin/faxgetty /dev/ttyd

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