Re: How Do I Run a Java App with Superuser Privileges?

FROM : William C. McCain
DATE : Tue Dec 14 23:30:02 2004

I was aware it was the well-known port number (80) that requires the
superuser privilege, not the protocol.  And I know you can expose HTTP
on any port, and how to form the URL.  Just didn't express myself
clearly, I guess.

I realize that I will probably need to make the port number configurable
to a number in the private or reserved ranges.  Just looking for a
"cheap way out" for now ...

Bill

Andrew Farmer wrote:
> On 13 Dec 2004, at 21:00, William C. McCain wrote:
>

>> Is there a property in Info.plist that I can set to give my Java
>> application, packaged as a .app bundle, the superuser privilege?

>
>
> No.
>

>> Or some other simple way to run a Java app with superuser privileges?

>
>
> No.
>

>> My application exposes a small, low-function, secure HTTP server (this
>> is not the main function of my application, but it is needed to
>> support a master/remote interface between machines on a local area
>> network in a user's home).  This requires superuser privileges.

>
>
> No, it doesn't. Use a nonprivileged port (above 1024). An HTTP server
> can run on any port - 80 is just the default. An HTTP server running on
> port 8080 would be accessed at
>    http://localhost:8080/
> for example.