Re: [User-mode-linux-user] Re: [UNSTABLE] user-mode port 0.29-2.4.0-test6

[Jeff D. <jd...@ka...>]

> Is it now capable of bringing up the umn network device without having
> to  run as root? 

No, the umn device will always require some priviledged help.

The eth device can run without needing root because it doesn't necessarily 
need to configure a device in the host.  Instead, a daemon does routing.  So, 
if you just want an isolated virtual network, you can do that with the eth 
device because the host networking isn't involved.  However, if you want the 
host on that virtual net, or you want it to communicate with a physical 
ethernet, you're back to needing privs.

				Jeff