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On Monday 09 October 2006 13:37, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: |
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> Given my lack of expertise, I'll work on a patch later, and in the |
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> short term I'll automate the momentary use of the dhcpcd client in a |
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> hardened jail to negotiate a connection; then record that information; |
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> then terminate dhcpcd; then use the recorded info and ifconfig or |
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> iproute2 to create a direct connection. A script or little C program. |
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Why not just use one of the other clients? |
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pump drops privs |
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udhcp drops privs |
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it looks like dhclient can be configured to drop privs |
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Why go throught the trouble to use dhcpcd? |
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Regards, |
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- Brian |
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