SIMH & root

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Wed Sep 1 22:45:14 2004

David Holland wrote:

> Speaking of SIMH..
>
> SIMH requires root privileges to do its networking (at least on most of
> its unix host OS's), understandably, but I'm not happy with it...
>
> So I've hacked up some code changes that'll let me change the UID/GID &
> chroot() SIMH is running on from the SIMH console.

   I run the Debian packaged version of SIMH, and it runs as a user.
Looking at their configuration might keep you from having to invent some
wheels.


        Doc
Received on Wed Sep 01 2004 - 22:45:14 BST