File arpwatch-2.1a11-drop-privs-manpage.dif of Package arpwatch
Index: arpwatch-3.1/arpwatch.8.in
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--- arpwatch-3.1.orig/arpwatch.8.in
+++ arpwatch-3.1/arpwatch.8.in
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
.Op Fl n Ar net[/width]
.Op Fl x Ar net[/width]
.Op Fl r Ar file
+.Op Fl u Ar username
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
keeps track of ethernet/ip address pairings. It syslogs activity
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ flag@MANZFLAG@ uses zero padded ethernet
.Ar arp.dat ,
e.g. 00:08:e1:01:02:d6.
.Pp
+The
+.Fl u
+flag allows to drop root privileges and change to the user ID
+and group ID to that of the primary group of username.
+.Pp
.Sh "REPORT MESSAGES"
Here's a quick list of the report messages generated by
.Xr arpwatch 1