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--- arpwatch.8.orig Sun Oct 8 23:31:28 2000
+++ arpwatch.8 Mon Oct 16 16:46:19 2000
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@
.I interface
]
.br
-.ti +8
+.ti +9
[
.B -n
.IR net [/ width
]] [
.B -r
.I file
+] [
+.B -u
+.I username
]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -94,10 +97,26 @@
.B arpwatch
does not fork.
.LP
+If
+.B -u
+flag is used,
+.B arpwatch
+drops root privileges and changes user ID to
+.I username
+and group ID to that of the primary group of
+.IR username .
+This is recommended for security reasons.
+.LP
Note that an empty
.I arp.dat
file must be created before the first time you run
-.BR arpwatch .
+.BR arpwatch .
+Also, the default directory (where arp.dat is stored) must be owned
+by
+.I username
+if
+.BR -u
+flag is used.
.LP
.SH "REPORT MESSAGES"
Here's a quick list of the report messages generated by
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