Guarddog for non root users

greygoose80 · 12-18-2004, 06:34 PM

How can I set Guarddog up so that I can configure it with my everyday login?
Ive got to change to root to configure new ports, etc.

It doesnt ask me for root password when I start guarddog like the readme says its supposed to, it blocks me from making any changes.

greygoose80 · 12-18-2004, 06:38 PM

Dead thread.

I was running Guarddog from the command prompt just noticed that it actually installed shortcuts in the kde menu.The shortcut brings up a root password prompt.

Linux.tar.gz · 12-19-2004, 03:28 PM

Perhaps you know it, but guarddog writes his rc.firewall in /etc/, which is not the right place in Slackware. So, when you reboot, there's no more firewall. You have to move this script in /etc/rc.d/ in order to have a permanently walled system.

BajaNick · 12-19-2004, 04:47 PM

I just did that and started up Guarddog and it created a new rc.firewall in /etc, It doesnt look like its using the one in /etc/rc.d. Is there a way to fix that?

Tinkster · 12-19-2004, 06:05 PM

Several ways, actually ... ;)

ln -s
Edit the source
manually copy the file
...

Cheers,
Tink

BajaNick · 12-19-2004, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster
Several ways, actually ...

ln -s
Edit the source
manually copy the file
...

Cheers,
Tink

I manually copied the file from /etc to /etc/rc.d and when i started up guarddog I received a message saying that This is the first time I have started it and so on, So I think guarddog is looking at /etc for rc.firewall instead of /etc/rc.d.

tobyl · 12-21-2004, 04:19 PM

Easiest way I found was to let guarddog put his file in /etc/rc.firewall
then edit /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2 so that the guarddog script is called:

if [ -x /etc/rc.firewall ]; then
/etc/rc.firewall start
fi

tobyl