We need an eggdrop to launch as root for TC2.
This is achievable editing eggdrop.h or config.h.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | dereckson | T298 Validate devserver operational state | |||
| Wontfix | dereckson | T4 Setup fauve services | |||
| Resolved | dereckson | T396 Launch TC2 on Ysul | |||
| Resolved | dereckson | T397 Compile an eggdrop with root runtime capability |
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Actually, there is currently no option to achieve that. But we can remove the relevant code.
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c index c078840..717117c 100644 --- a/src/main.c +++ b/src/main.c @@ -1050,15 +1050,6 @@ int main(int arg_c, char **arg_v) printf("\n%s\n", version); -#ifndef CYGWIN_HACKS - /* Don't allow eggdrop to run as root - * This check isn't useful under cygwin and has been - * reported to cause trouble in some situations. - */ - if (((int) getuid() == 0) || ((int) geteuid() == 0)) - fatal("ERROR: Eggdrop will not run as root!", 0); -#endif - #ifndef REPLACE_NOTIFIER init_threaddata(1); #endif
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$ ./configure --enable-ipv6 --enable-tls [...] checking for Tcl library... found /usr/local/lib/libtcl86.so checking for Tcl header... found /usr/local/include/tcl8.6/tcl.h [...] checking for Tcl patch level... 8.6.4 [...] $ make iconfig [...] $ make [...] $ make install [...] Installing in directory: '/home/surfboard/eggdrop'. [...]