[leafnode-list] Re: leafnode on macosx

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Thu Dec 18 21:05:51 CET 2008


Martin Smith schrieb:
> Christian Ebert wrote:

>> Then:
>>
>> $ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.leafnode.plist
>> $ sudo launchctl start org.leafnode
>>
>> To stop:
>>
>> $ sudo launchctl stop org.leafnode
>> $ sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.leafnode.plist
> 
> Tried it as above, when I try to subscibe in t'bird I get
> A News (NNTP) error occurred: launchproxy [395]: execv(): no such file 
> or directory
> well, that is true as far as the program string line goes, 
> /usr/local/sbin does not exist, leafnode is in /opt/local/sbin, but if I 
> alter the plist to that value I get error connecting to localhost
> and attempting to start the service I get bind: operation not permitted
> any further thoughts?

SockServiceName nntp will resolve to port 119, which is privileged, thus,
super user powers required. That's what sudo is for.

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Matthias Andree

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