Try this:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis

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Hi DustCouncil

Try this:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis

must be more to this line,tried and got this

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo setcap GAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis
fatal error: Invalid argument
usage: setcap [-q] [-v] (-r|-|<caps>) <filename> [ ... (-r|-|<capsN>) <filenameN> ]


but it will be me not understanding the command line, butI sureyou will lety me now

Thank you
Ian

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sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis

must be more to this line,tried and got this

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo setcap GAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis
fatal error: Invalid argument
usage: setcap [-q] [-v] (-r|-|<caps>) <filename> [ ... (-r|-|<capsN>) <filenameN> ]

Try it like this..

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' mis

in your mystic directory. That command works for me, anyway.

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo setcap GAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+ip /mystic/mis
fatal error: Invalid argument
usage: setcap [-q] [-v] (-r|-<caps>) <filename> [ ... (-r|-<capsN>) <filenameN> ]

Possibly my mistake as I can only sometimes paste into Syncterm, so I was retyping that comment. Use single-quotes. Try:

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' /mystic/mis

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Hi DustCouncil wrote to Sneaky <=-

Possibly my mistake as I can only sometimes paste into Syncterm, so I
was retyping that comment. Use single-quotes. Try:

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' /mystic/mis

no errors this time but still the same, wont open port

but

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' /mystic/mis
when i did this said /mystic/mis couldn't find the /mystic/misb dir

this sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' mystic/mis

just went back to prompt as though it worked but did open the port

my mystic is in /home/pi/mystic

Thank you

Ian




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Hi Al

Try it like this..

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' mis

in your mystic directory. That command works for me, anyway.

I did try it no errors, just went back to prompt as thought it
worked but no change to the opening the port in ./mis -server
still the same.

Thank you
Ian

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when i did this said /mystic/mis couldn't find the /mystic/misb dir
my mystic is in /home/pi/mystic

Oh I see; that'd be the issue -- you're installing this in a different directory.

Point it to wherever mis is. In your case, likely:

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' /home/pi/mystic/mis

When I did this, it did not return any kind of message. But once I did it,
the ssh server was able to bind to the port.

Alternately you can move the SSH port over 1024, in which case you shouldn't even have to do this.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' mis

in your mystic directory. That command works for me, anyway.

I did try it no errors, just went back to prompt as thought it
worked but no change to the opening the port in ./mis -server
still the same.

After you run that setcap command you can run mis on ports below 1024 without being root or using sudo.

You can check what capabilities are set with getcap..

sudo getcap mis, in your mystic directory.

If there are still errors there must be something wrong. Maybe the port is already in use?

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Hi DustCouncil

Oh I see; that'd be the issue -- you're installing this in a different directory.

Point it to wherever mis is. In your case, likely:

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+iep' /home/pi/mystic/mis

When I did this, it did not return any kind of message. But once I did it, the ssh server was able to bind to the port.

Alternately you can move the SSH port over 1024, in which case you shouldn't even have to do this.

Ok, well Al ask me to do a sudo getcap mis and said mis =cap_net_bind - service+eip
so the command worked, I also said I must have 22 running at same time
which I had,using putty , I shut yje rasberry pi service down and and it opened the port and now
it listing to the port so thank you very much for your help with that part of my problem

I have my ssh (22) pointing to network node number in my forwaring router like my 1030 etc
but if I do 5thchoicecore.ddns.net:22 it just won't connect at all so no logs what else do I have to do in mystic for me to login

using syncterm, magiterm, putty (connection refused)

Thank you

Ian
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Hi Al

sudo getcap mis, in your mystic directory.

done mis =cap_net_bind - service+eip

If there are still errors there must be something wrong. Maybe the port
is already in use?

yes well I was using rasberrpi service running, I stopped it and that fixed
it in mis -server it is now listing to the port , that part fixed thank you

I have the network no pointing to 22 in router and tried to connect but was refused so what else do I have to do to login to my bbs/linux.

Thank you

Ian




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I have the network no pointing to 22 in router and tried to connect but was refused so what else do I have to do to login to my bbs/linux.

If your mis server is listening but you get no response I would check the settings for your ssh server.

IPV4 Adapter 0.0.0.0
IPV6 Adapter ::
Port 22

That's what mine looks like.

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Hi Al

Al> If your mis server is listening but you get no response I would check

the settings for your ssh server.

IPV4 Adapter 0.0.0.0
IPV6 Adapter ::
Port 22

That's what mine looks like.

Yes that worked, now can ssh into my bbs, thank you very much for you help
with setting up ssh for me.

Have a nice day

Ian

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Yes that worked, now can ssh into my bbs, thank you very much for you help with setting up ssh for me.

No problem Sneaky, any time.

It was actually DustCouncil that hooked you up with the setcap command. I was just commenting.. :)

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