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 Specter for Debian
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* Running specter under specter user privileges

 Debian package runs specter under normal user privileges.
 Remeber that if you use EXEC module, all commands are executed under
 normal user privileges. It makes specter less powerful, but much more secure.
 If you need root privileges for commands executed by specter, you have to 
 edit /etc/init.d/specter script and remove ,,--uid specter --gid specter'' 
 from DAEMON_OPTS variable (specter does not use /etc/default/ directory).
 If you want to log using EXEC module remeber to set correct permission for 
 files used. Since version 1.4pre2 ,,--uid'' option changes only uid, new
 option ,,--gid'' changes group id, so you can manipulate with not only users
 but also groups.
 
* specter's log files
 
 Specter logfiles are placed in /var/log. _All_ used by specter files in /var
 are created in ,,preinst'' script that sets correct permissions to it.
 Remember - if you need other user privileges (other than default - specter) you
 have to set correct permission atributes to files in /var/log.
 
 
 -- Grzegorz Bizon <verdan@pirx.int.pl> Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:29:55 +0200