From a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Kellermann Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:37:12 +0100 Subject: doc: clarify "user" setting (starting as root / unprivileged) The "user" option does not work if MPD is started by an unprivileged user. --- doc/mpdconf.example | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/mpdconf.example') 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" # -- cgit v1.2.3