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Bug 262449 - net-proxy/haproxy should not run as root
Summary: net-proxy/haproxy should not run as root
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Network Proxy Developers (OBSOLETE)
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Reported: 2009-03-14 16:15 UTC by Stefan Behte (RETIRED)
Modified: 2009-03-22 13:18 UTC (History)
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haproxy-user.patch (haproxy-user.patch,1.41 KB, patch)
2009-03-14 16:16 UTC, Stefan Behte (RETIRED) 		Details | Diff
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Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev Security 2009-03-14 16:15:45 UTC 
haproxy should not run as root, therefore we should create a haproxy user and group.
Comment 1 Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev Security 2009-03-14 16:16:17 UTC 
Created attachment 184964 [details, diff]
haproxy-user.patch
Comment 2 Alin Năstac (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-03-22 13:18:27 UTC 
Fixed in 1.3.14.12 and 1.3.15.8.