dovecot - Nov 2004 - Runas Question

Okay heres a weird question is there anyways to make dovecot run as root ?

Heres why:
I'm currently using XMail email server (smtp/pop3/virtual accounts). And I
love using it. But it really must run as root. I've tryed all the non-root
solutions  for it. and really I'd prefer to have it run as root. And I'd
like to really use dovecot as (on server with xmail). Currently I've got it
running with some sendmail server and a few postfixs But really I'd like to
get it working with Xmail. So if anyone has any Ideas or how to get Dovecot to
run as root.


PS. I know the Idea behind dovecot is security and how it's coded to be able
to run using non-root accont. So please I'm really only looking for ways to
get dove to run as root. And not new ways of reconfiguring my smtp servers so as
they don't need to be run as root.


-- Chris L. Franklin --
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On 5.11.2004, at 07:37, Chris L. Franklin wrote:
> Okay heres a weird question is there anyways to make dovecot run as 
> root ?
Modify the sources. Beginning of src/master/mail-process.c.
> Heres why:
> I'm currently using XMail email server (smtp/pop3/virtual accounts). 
> And?I?love using it. But it really must run as root. I've tryed all 
> the non-root solutions ?for it. and really I'd prefer to have it run 
> as root. And I'd like to really use dovecot as (on server with xmail). 
> Currently I've got it running with some sendmail server and a few 
> postfixs But really I'd like to get it working with Xmail. So if 
> anyone has any Ideas or how to get Dovecot to run as root.
Could it still run as root, but set the file owner to non-root for 
files it creates? Then there would be no need to run Dovecot as root 
either.
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