[icecast] Different User

[matt at yitiens.dhs.org]

try this..

in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file (assuming RH compatible)
su -c /usr/local/icecast/bin/icecast iceadm &

create the user iceadm and edit the /etc/shadow file

replace the !! that follows iceadm:  with a '*'.  
iceadm:*:<whatever is there>.....

the '*' tells the os that it's a non-loginable acct.

I use this format for all services.  icecast, junkbuster, squid, etc.

Hope that helps,
matt

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Steve Smith wrote:

> "harvey" == harvey smith <harvey at buskers.org> writes:
> > Hi All, Hey there is no reason to run icecast as root.  So the easy
> > thing is just not run icecast as root. In fact why are you running
> > as root to begin with??
> 
> If icecast is run from startup scripts on boot then it will almost
> certainly be running as root.
> 
> Steve
> 
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