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Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping
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Gary E. Miller |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping |
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Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:11:49 -0700 |
Yo Harlan!
On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:54:10 +0000
Harlan Stenn <address@hidden> wrote:
> > gpsd needs root for several things during timekeeping
> > initialization: to give itself a high priority for minimal latency
> > timekeeping.
>
> ntpd can do this too
Where do you think I got the idea from. :-)
> If we can find a way to better handle SHM ownership (I figure none of
> us really wants to use the SHMs that are 0666) I'm happy to get that
> in to the NTP codebase ASAP.
So much else needs root, just handling that is not worth it.
If I had my druthers, gpsd<->ntpd would use the chronyd socket
mechanism. It is a much simpler and robust method. Given the LFSSTD
t still needs to put the socket in different places depending on
root/non-root operation.
RGDS
GARY
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- [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/18
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/18
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/18
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/18
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/17
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Gary E. Miller, 2013/10/18
- Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping, Eric S. Raymond, 2013/10/18