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Rob Wultsch wrote:
> I am helping a buddy setup a server for of all things a star wars card
> game. I think the right way to do this is to create user account for
> the star wars card programs and have the program start up every time
> the system boots.
> 
> Am I going about this wrong?

You are heading in the right direction. /etc/rc.local is sometimes used for
starting things like this, since it gets executed during the end of system
startup. It won't provide a shutdown mechanism nor care about run-levels.

Creating a user for the game to run as is a good idea. Making him run in a
chroot jail also is better.

Since this box will be exposed, be sure you don't have anything else running
that you don't need. (X, mail server, dns server, etc). Make sure the only
ports open are what you need, then wrap it with a firewall (separate box or
iptables on this one) to add a second layer.

- --
KevinO

Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what value there may
be in owning a piece thereof.
		-- National Lampoon, "Deteriorata"
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