The init script in upstream is old school and I did not even look at it. Cleaning it up now. ** Changed in: netrek-server Importance: Undecided => Low Assignee: (unassigned) => Bob Tanner (tanner) Status: New => In Progress -- server runs as root unecessarily https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272338 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Netrek Server Team, which is a direct subscriber. Status in Netrek Server: In Progress Bug description: The server runs as root, but it does not need to. To run as non-root, the packaging should create a username to operate within, and chmod /var/lib/netrek-server-vanilla, and the init.d script should use the created username. A username of netrek is suggested.