From: realnc@arcor.de   
      
   Arthur Hagen wrote:   
   > Nikos Chantziaras  wrote:   
   >> Hello group.   
   >>   
   >> What's the best way to start a server program that runs in the   
   >> background at system boot from a normal (non-root) user account on our   
   >> Gentoo server?   
   >>   
   >> Right now, my crontab looks like this:   
   >   
   > cron is the wrong way to do it.   
   > The most compatible way would be to set up a script in /etc/init.d/ that   
   > starts the service, and changes the user to the one who should run it.   
      
   I wasn't too clear about it in the first post, sorry for that.  The   
   problem is root access, which I don't have.   
      
      
   >> What's the best way to start those with cron, and are there any   
   >> implications?   
   >   
   > You're hammering in nails with a wooden clog.  I suggest using a hammer   
   > instead.   
      
   I'm missing the hammer (root) :D   
      
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