Znc problem

[Socrates440]

As root (I figured I had to be root to do this) I typed in znc --makeconf to run vnc. I want to get on the fedora chat in IRC and would like not to stick my ip address out there for all to see.

I got back a warning saying:

You are running ZNC as root! Don't do that! There are not many valid
[ ** ] reasons for this and it can, in theory, cause great damage!


I then exited root. Is there anything I need to do to undo what I did when I typed znc --makeconf in root?

Thanks!

[george_toolan]

Probably not, but you can delete any configuration files it may have created.

Just make sure you use version 204 or better. This is the reason for the warning http://lists.fedoraproject.org/piper...ry/072984.html

[Socrates440]

I read through the update but I didn't understand the reason for the warning. What is the danger in running znc as root?

Also, how do I know if ZNC created any configuration files?