Execute zabbix_agentd as root

[opierre]

Hello all

I'm stuck with zabbix-1.1beta8 (had the same problem with older versions)

I want to run zabbix_agentd as priviledged user (preference root) because I'm using hardened kernel under Gentoo OS

Users olther than root cannot acces /proc with this kernel and I do'nt want to change that.

Is it possible to force the agent to run as root ?

Thank you in advance.

[xaitax]

Before compiling zabbix_agentd, recode following function in src/zabbix_agent/zabbix_agentd.c

daemon_init()

After this, you can start zabbix_agentd as root - but u know how evil this can be.

- xai

[opierre]

Thank you very much for your help

I know it could lead to security issues, but as the agent only reads data, how much insecure can this be ?