[mythtv-commits] Ticket #7832: Add support to drop permissions if running as root

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#7832: Add support to drop permissions if running as root
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 Reporter:  superm1@…           |        Owner:  ijr   
     Type:  patch               |       Status:  closed
 Priority:  minor               |    Milestone:  0.23  
Component:  MythTV - General    |      Version:  head  
 Severity:  medium              |   Resolution:  fixed 
  Mlocked:  0                   |  
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Changes (by danielk):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 (In [23521]) Fixes #7832. Applies patch with minor modifications. This
 change allows mythbackend to run as a specified user without a setuid
 binary when run as root.

 And this allows upstart scripts to run mythtv as the proper user.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7832#comment:3>
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