Synchronet v3.21e-Win32 (install) has been released (Mar-2026).

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howto:linux_non-root [2019/04/05 14:16] – Reference to systemd page, as that handles this automatically, as well as commenting out User/Group in sbbs.ini va7aqdhowto:linux_non-root [2023/03/09 10:40] (current) – add link to systemd unit file digital man
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-====== Linux Non-root ======+====== Start Synchronet on Linux as a Non-root user ====== 
 + 
 +===== systemd ===== 
 +If you're running any kind of recent (last 2yrs+) systemd, just put this line in the ''[Service]'' section of your ''[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/blob/master/install/systemd/sbbs.service|sbbs.service]]'' file, if it isn't already:\\ 
 +''**AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE**''
  
 ===== setcap ===== ===== setcap =====
-''setcap'' may be used to allow Synchronet (''sbbs'') for Linux to run completely as **non-root** user by explicitly allowing the binary to bind low ports using the command-line (may be completely un-necessary to do this if you use the [[howto:systemd]] startup): +''setcap'' may be used to allow Synchronet (''sbbs'') for Linux to run completely as a **non-root** user by explicitly allowing the binary to bind low ports using the command-line:
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-<code>sudo /sbin/setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=ep' /sbbs/exec/sbbs</code> +
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-This must be ran on the executable file itself (if ''/sbbs/exec/sbbs'' is a symlink, apply it to the target of the link instead). For example: +
-  sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=ep' ~/sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs +
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-When using this method, be sure the User/Group settings in sbbs.ini are **commented out**! +
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-This will need to be re-ran any time the binary is rebuilt (and remember to properly reference ''.debug'' or ''.release'').+
  
-This requires that the [[https://packages.debian.org/stable/libcap2-dev|libcap2-dev]] package be installed prior to building ''sbbs'' (or perform a //clean// build of ''sbbs'' after installing ''libcap2-dev''). See [[install:nix:prerequisites]] for details.+  $ sudo /sbin/setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' `realpath /sbbs/exec/sbbs`
  
 +This will need to be re-ran any time the binary is rebuilt and can be automated by adding the ''setcap'' target to your ''make'' command-line executed in ''src/sbbs3'':
 +  $ make RELEASE=1 setcap symlinks
 +  
 +To confirm the bind capabilities were set successfully, run:
 +  $ sudo getcap `realpath /sbbs/exec/sbbs`
 +  /path/to/sbbs = cap_net_bind_service+ep
 ===== authbind ===== ===== authbind =====
  
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 Configure it to grant access to the relevant ports, e.g. to allow 80, 21, 23,25, 110, etc 443 from all users and groups: Configure it to grant access to the relevant ports, e.g. to allow 80, 21, 23,25, 110, etc 443 from all users and groups:
  
-sudo touch /etc/authbind/byport/80+  sudo touch /etc/authbind/byport/80
  
-sudo touch /etc/authbind/byport/443+  sudo touch /etc/authbind/byport/443
  
 and so forth for all ports you are using below 1025 ... and so forth for all ports you are using below 1025 ...
  
-sudo chmod 777 /etc/authbind/byport/80+  sudo chmod 777 /etc/authbind/byport/80
  
-sudo chmod 777 /etc/authbind/byport/443+  sudo chmod 777 /etc/authbind/byport/443
  
 and so forth for all ports you are using below 1025 and so forth for all ports you are using below 1025
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 Now execute your command via authbind (optionally specifying --deep or other arguments, see the man page): Now execute your command via authbind (optionally specifying --deep or other arguments, see the man page):
  
-sudo authbind --deep /sbbs/exec/sbbs -d+  sudo authbind --deep /sbbs/exec/sbbs -d
  
  

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