Can't start radvd :(

[Klavs]

Hi guys,

radvd complains about not being able to read /proc/net/if_inet6 - and if I check the permissions - then they this is what I see

# ls -l /proc/net/ -d
dr-x------ 3 root root 0 Apr 1 23:43 /proc/net/

On a client I tried the same thing:

# ls -l /proc/net/ -d
dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Apr 1 23:44 /proc/net/

I tried chmod'ing /proc/net but nothing happens

Any ideas where I set this access so radvd (which runs as the user radvd) can access this? It has weirdly enough worked before.
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Best regards,

Klavs Klavsen
Denmark

Working with Unix is like wrestling a worthy opponent.
Working with windows is like attacking a small whining child
who is carrying a .38.

[reillyeon]

That seems to indicate that your kernel doesn't have support for IPv6 installed. I've used radvd before and had no problems. (With that at least.)

[Klavs]

Hi reillyeon,

You would have been right if I didn't have the /proc/net/if_inet6 device - but I do - it's just the permissions of /proc/net that makes radvd not wanting to start as the user radvd (obvious why if you look at owner and permissions of /proc/net

Radvd runs fine when running as root - but I DON'T want it to run as root obviously
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Best regards,

Klavs Klavsen
Denmark

Working with Unix is like wrestling a worthy opponent.
Working with windows is like attacking a small whining child
who is carrying a .38.