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49 lines
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--- arpwatch.8.orig Sun Oct 8 23:31:28 2000
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+++ arpwatch.8 Mon Oct 16 16:46:19 2000
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.I interface
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]
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.br
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-.ti +8
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+.ti +9
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[
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.B -n
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.IR net [/ width
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]] [
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.B -r
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.I file
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+] [
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+.B -u
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+.I username
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]
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.ad
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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@@ -94,10 +97,26 @@
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.B arpwatch
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does not fork.
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.LP
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+If
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+.B -u
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+flag is used,
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+.B arpwatch
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+drops root privileges and changes user ID to
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+.I username
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+and group ID to that of the primary group of
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+.IR username .
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+This is recommended for security reasons.
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+.LP
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Note that an empty
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.I arp.dat
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file must be created before the first time you run
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-.BR arpwatch .
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+.BR arpwatch .
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+Also, the default directory (where arp.dat is stored) must be owned
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+by
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+.I username
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+if
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+.BR -u
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+flag is used.
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.LP
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.SH "REPORT MESSAGES"
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Here's a quick list of the report messages generated by
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