[Check_mk (english)] Permission Denied attempting to start mkeventd

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I have just installed a new build of 1.2.6p7 RAW

However when I enable Eventd and Syslog I get the following error at start up,

“Starting mkevntd (builtin: syslog-udp,snmptrap) …Cannot bind UDP socket for syslog to port: Permission denied”

I understand this is because as a non root user I cannot start a listening port <1024, does anyone know of a way around this problem.

Cheers

Moray.

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Use sudo?

Or listen on a port > 1024 then use iptables to redirect 514 to your port (ie., 1514 or something).

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-Lance

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Subject: [Check_mk (english)] Permission Denied attempting to start mkeventd

I have just installed a new build of 1.2.6p7 RAW

However when I enable Eventd and Syslog I get the following error at start up,

“Starting mkevntd (builtin: syslog-udp,snmptrap) …Cannot bind UDP socket for syslog to port: Permission denied”

I understand this is because as a non root user I cannot start a listening port <1024, does anyone know of a way around this problem.

Cheers

Moray.