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From: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
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Subject: Re: supervised processes controlled by non-root user?
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:42:02 +0000
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 09:30:02AM +0100, Robin Bowes wrote:
> Is it possible to set up services that can be controlled by non-root 
> users? If so, how?
> 
> (using daemontools 0.76)

Add (e.g.)

 chown <user> ./supervise ./supervise/ok ./supervise/control ./supervise/status

to the top of the ./run script.  Now <user> can use svc to control the
service, and svstat query status informations.

Or, if the complete service should be owned by the user, see
 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.supervision.general/795
 
Regards, Gerrit.