Re: [User-mode-linux-user] Requirement for ethertap daemon.

[Lennert B. <bu...@gn...>]

On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, David Woodhouse wrote:

> What's the reason for requiring a daemon to be run as root?
> 
> Wouldn't it be possible to simply use a /dev/tap{x] device directly from 
> the UML? Then all root needs to do is:
> 
>  ifconfig tap0 $IPADDR pointopoint $UMLADDR
>  chown $UMLUSER /dev/tap0

I think you have never tested something like this.



greetings,
Lennert