From: Thomas Adam Date: 2004-02-21T02:39:50+09:00 Subject: Re: Unix daemon conventions --- "Robert K." wrote: > I reduced the search on Uids 0 and >=500. Is this good/OK ? 0 -> 499. 500 is normally not assigned to normal users. > I do a test on the existence of a directory -- must be good. > For UID==0 I work the same as a normal user. I look for a ".file" in > root's home. Shall I better loock at /etc/file, or even both? I am not sure what you're asking here... can you re-phrase it, please? -- Thomas Adam ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html