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dhcpd runs as root



Why does dhcpd (installed from isc-dhcp-server package in WHeezy) run as root not a less privileged user?

The only reference to this subject I can find is this bug report first filed in 2005 and seemingly still not fixed...
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=308832

Surely theres no need for it to run as root?



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