Root access requirement on Unix and Linux
Super-user access is required on Unix and Linux systems for running the following:
- sm_server - Domain Manager, handling ICMP packets, SNMP trap receiving on default port 162
- brstart - Broker on default port 426
- sm_trapd - SNMP trap receiving on default port 162A Domain Manager must bind to multiple low numbered (less than 1024) ports for listening for ICMP traffic. In addition, the default port for starting a Broker (426) and SNMP trap processing (162) are also low-numbered ports. Access to low-numbered ports requires root access on Unix and Linux systems.You can also start a Domain Manager with root access and then open additional ports as a non-root user, if this is required.Running as non root on UNIX and Linux systems on page 82provides additional information.