callback running as root?

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I know the security issues with running callback as root, but aside from
that is there a reason it has to be run as root?  Possibly a problem
calling mgetty?

we are setting up a box that has no accounts on it just enough to engage
a ppp session and view proxied interactive web pages for render
wrangling.  The senior administrator is insisting that we not have an
active root account on this box once it is up and installed.  There will
be one just not one that is active via the modem or telnet...

any info would be helpful.

thanks,
    Justin


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 Justin Burdine                                    Manex Visual Effects
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