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| author | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2008-12-20 17:37:12 +0100 |
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| committer | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2008-12-20 17:37:12 +0100 |
| commit | a6e981c08d8f37e86bb6040d23486fd18b05d111 (patch) | |
| tree | 0bc6b117cb1fdba3616a51cab9840ed4268499cc /doc/mpdconf.example | |
| parent | bfaaf425c2989ac4d04303d220a51e9e173084d3 (diff) | |
doc: clarify "user" setting (starting as root / unprivileged)
The "user" option does not work if MPD is started by an unprivileged
user.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/mpdconf.example')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/mpdconf.example | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example index 83109383..83eb0ab1 100644 --- a/doc/mpdconf.example +++ b/doc/mpdconf.example @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ error_file "~/.mpd/mpd.error" ######################## DAEMON OPTIONS ######################## # -# If started as root, MPD will drop root privileges and run as -# this user instead. Otherwise, MPD will run as the user it was -# started by. If left unspecified, MPD will not drop root -# privileges at all (not recommended). +# This specifies the user that MPD will run as, if set. MPD should +# never run as root, and you may use this option to make MPD change +# its user id after initialization. Do not use this option if you +# start MPD as an unprivileged user. # #user "nobody" # |