Icecast - Aug 2004 - icecast 2.0.0 chroot problem

Hello,
 
I seem to have a problem getting icecast 2.0.0 to start. I get the
following message:
 
[root@fels icecast]# /usr/local/bin/icecast -c
/usr/local/bin/icecast.xml
WARNING: You should not run icecast2 as root
Use the changeowner directive in the config file
 
I have not tampered with the default "security" section of the xml.
 
   <security>
        <chroot>0</chroot>
        <!--
        <changeowner>
            <user>nobody</user>
            <group>nogroup</group>
        </changeowner>
        -->
    </security>
</icecast>
 
I am not really familiary with the chroot command.
I am running redhat 3.0 AS.
 
Please help!
 
Jan-Kees Fels
 
 
 

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Try this:

   <security>
        <chroot>1</chroot> <!-- so that chage root is activated
-->
        <changeowner>
            <user>nobody</user> <!-- this must be an existing
user at your
system -->
            <group>nogroup</group> <!-- this must be an existing
group at
you rsystem -->
        </changeowner>
    </security>
</icecast>

Enrico

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Thanks for the superfast reaction.

You got me started thinking.

I got rid of the following lines number 3 and 8 hereunder. They were
present in the example xml and I think that they don't belong here
because icecast won't run if chroot is not being used........

Now it starts. I am very happy about this!!!! :-)

JK

1	<security>
2        <chroot>0</chroot>
3        <!--
4        <changeowner>
5            <user>nobody</user>
6            <group>nogroup</group>
7        </changeowner>
8        -->
9    </security>

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From: owner-icecast@xiph.org [mailto:owner-icecast@xiph.org] On Behalf
Of Enrico Minack
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:29 PM
To: icecast@xiph.org
Subject: Re: [icecast] icecast 2.0.0 chroot problem

Try this:

   <security>
        <chroot>1</chroot> <!-- so that chage root is activated
-->
        <changeowner>
            <user>nobody</user> <!-- this must be an existing
user at
your
system -->
            <group>nogroup</group> <!-- this must be an existing
group
at
you rsystem -->
        </changeowner>
    </security>
</icecast>

Enrico

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