diff options
| author | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2008-12-20 17:37:12 +0100 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2008-12-20 17:37:12 +0100 |
| commit | a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111 (patch) | |
| tree | 0bc6b117cb1fdba3616a51cab9840ed4268499cc /doc | |
| parent | bfaaf425c2989ac4d04303d220a51e9e173084d3 (diff) | |
| download | mpd-a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111.tar.gz mpd-a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111.tar.xz mpd-a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111.zip | |
doc: clarify "user" setting (starting as root / unprivileged)
The "user" option does not work if MPD is started by an unprivileged
user.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/mpd.conf.5 | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/mpdconf.example | 8 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/mpd.conf.5 b/doc/mpd.conf.5 index 31b105c8d..ff24fd82a 100644 --- a/doc/mpd.conf.5 +++ b/doc/mpd.conf.5 @@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ the "kill" command. When mpd is restarted, it will read the state file and restore the state of mpd (including the playlist). .TP .B user <username> -This specifies the user that mpd will run as, if set. +This specifies the user that MPD will run as, if set. MPD should +never run as root, and you may use this option to make MPD change its +user id after initialization. Do not use this option if you start MPD +as an unprivileged user. .TP .B bind_to_address <ip address or hostname or any> This specifies which address mpd binds to and listens on. Multiple diff --git a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example index 83109383e..83eb0ab16 100644 --- a/doc/mpdconf.example +++ b/doc/mpdconf.example @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ error_file "~/.mpd/mpd.error" ######################## DAEMON OPTIONS ######################## # -# If started as root, MPD will drop root privileges and run as -# this user instead. Otherwise, MPD will run as the user it was -# started by. If left unspecified, MPD will not drop root -# privileges at all (not recommended). +# This specifies the user that MPD will run as, if set. MPD should +# never run as root, and you may use this option to make MPD change +# its user id after initialization. Do not use this option if you +# start MPD as an unprivileged user. # #user "nobody" # |