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Bug 262449

Summary: net-proxy/haproxy should not run as root
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Stefan Behte (RETIRED) <craig>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Gentoo Network Proxy Developers (OBSOLETE) <net-proxy+disabled>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: haproxy-user.patch

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.