From d8743c28eaf32a67ff91b9dc1ee15ae0f7231044 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michal Ruprich Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:27:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Adding a description for a new option Documentation for FRR_NO_ROOT option added to the /etc/frr/daemons file Signed-off-by: Michal Ruprich --- doc/user/setup.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user/setup.rst b/doc/user/setup.rst index dcc7607e48..372494fbce 100644 --- a/doc/user/setup.rst +++ b/doc/user/setup.rst @@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ most operating systems is 1024. If the operator plans to run bgp with several thousands of peers then this is where we would modify FRR to allow this to happen. +:: + + FRR_NO_ROOT="yes" + +This option allows you to run FRR as a non-root user. Use this option +only when you know what you are doing since most of the daemons +in FRR will not be able to run under a regular user. This option +is useful for example when you run FRR in a container with a designated +user instead of root. + :: zebra_options=" -s 90000000 --daemon -A 127.0.0.1"