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Re: [cobalt-security] No user named on RAQ4?



Hi Mark,

> I have only just noticed that named on my RAQ4 is running as root.
> Naturally I tried to change the init file to:
>   daemon named -u named -g named
>
> but there is no user named or group named set up on the machine.

Most likely you are missing a ton of patches on that RaQ4. Since OS Update 2.0 
and/or DNS Update 2.0.1 there should be a user named and bind should run as 
user named. 

Go to http://sunsolve.sun.com/patches/cobalt/raq4.eng.html and see which 
patches you've missed.

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With best regards,

Michael Stauber