Python: Bind to port 80 as root, then drop privileges?


 
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Python: Bind to port 80 as root, then drop privileges?

I have written a small web server in Python, and now I would like to run it on port 80, but in order to be able to bind to a port below 1024 I need to have root privileges. I don't want to run the server as root, though. How can I bind to port 80 as root and then drop root privileges?

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ICECREAM(1)						      Icecream User's Manual						       ICECREAM(1)

NAME
scheduler - Icecream scheduler SYNOPSIS
scheduler [-n | --netname name] [-p | --port port] [-h | --help] [-l | --log-file file] [-d | --daemonize] [-r | --allow-run-as-user] [-v [v [v]]] DESCRIPTION
The Icecream scheduler is the central instance of an Icecream compile network. It distributes the compile jobs and provides the data for the monitors. OPTIONS
-n, --netname netname The name of the Icecream network the scheduler controls. -p, --port port IP port the scheduler uses. -h, --help Print help message. -l, --log-file logfile Name of file where log output is written to. -d, --daemonize Detach daemon from shell. -v, -vv, -vvv Control verbosity of daemon. The more v the more verbose. -r, --allow-run-as-user Force running the scheduler with user rights. Usually you will need to run the scheduler with root rights. SEE ALSO
icecream, scheduler, iceccd, icemon AUTHOR
Cornelius Schumacher Icecream April 21th, 2005 ICECREAM(1)