[mythtv-users] Suid root, but mythtv complains that it isn't.

Tom Hughes tom at compton.nu
Thu Dec 23 22:04:41 UTC 2004


In message <20041223213955.GB25286 at main.templetons.com>
          Brad Templeton <brad+myth at templetons.com> wrote:

> I have mythfrontend owned by root and set to run suid.   However,
> when i run it it reports:
> 
> pthread-setschedparam: Operation not permitted
> Running as SUID root would allow some threads to run with realtime...

Same here. I have to actually run it as root to make that message
go away. I assume it must be giving up privileges too early.

Tom

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