Install and run as the "pinto" user

[thaljef]

While working with @hesco on the puppet configuration, we decided that it is best to install Pinto and run the pintod server as the "pinto" user rather than root. Running anything as root creates potential security problems.

[melezhik]

Well, this requires almost no changes with current pinto cookbook, the requested feature is already here. One should only change pinto.bootstrap.user attribute. I may change it's default value to 'pinto', so pinto application will be installed and run localy with this user's privileges.

[thaljef]

One should only change pinto.bootstrap.user attribute.

Sure, it's easy for the user to change. But defaults are important.

The whole reason for using a cookbook is so I don't have to think about how something should be configured. It ought to just "do the right thing" as much as possible. So if you agree that installing as "pinto" is the right way to do things, then that should be the default.

[melezhik]

Yes, default 'pinto' user is ok.

среда, 8 мая 2013 г. пользователь Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer < notifications@github.com> писал:

One should only change pinto.bootstrap.user attribute.

Sure, it's easy for the user to change. But defaults are important.

The whole reason for using a cookbook is so I don't have to think about how something should be configured. It ought to just "do the right thing" as much as possible. So if you agree that installing as "pinto" is the right way to do things, then that should be the default.

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[melezhik]

Yes, default 'pinto' user is ok.

[melezhik]

done in version 0.1.4