Description

Install the authbind tool to facilitate launching applications on privileged ports. Also provide several resource definitions for executing a command under authbind.

Requirements

Platform

Debian, Ubuntu

Recipes

default

Include the default recipe in a run list, to get authbind installed.

Usage

Simply include the authbind recipe to get authbind installed and use the providers to manage permission binding.

authbind_port resource

Allow the glassfish user to bind to port 80.

authbind_port "AuthBind GlassFish Port 80" do
    port 80
    user 'glassfish'
end

authbind_addr resource

Allow the glassfish user to bind to 10.2.3.4, port 80.

authbind_addr "AuthBind GlassFish 10.2.3.4, Port 80" do
    addr '10.2.3.4'
    port 80
    user 'glassfish'
end

jwhitley/authbind