From: Mk 27 Date: 2009-05-24T00:41:31+09:00 Subject: Re: Can't start webrick as the root user pharrington wrote: > On May 23, 10:28�am, Pra Bhandar wrote: > More importantly, why does your app need to run as root? Running as > root and connecting to the internet is the most reliable way to ensure > you get compromised. If there are certain resources that *absolutely* > require root to obtain, then obtain them as early as possible > (definitely before starting the WEBrick server), then setuid down to a > saner user. If you are just doing some development work on a non-server box you would have to be insane to believe this is a security risk. I usually program as root, it is much more convenient. I've never run WEBrick as anything *but* root. It's not clear from the OP whether it works as some other user altho that seems to be implied. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.