From bfa43577d6f53a8cdd04d10fbb4c136639cd2685 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: graysky Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:17:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fixes #4 --- README.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index eda7765..2d1cd7a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ systemctl start kodi * systemd * xorg-server with xorg-xinit -## Note +## Notes Most users should not `/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config` since the created X server becomes the [controlling process](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#StandardInput=) of the VT to which it is bound. Most users does not mean all users. There have been reports of some AMD users still requiring this file. As well, users of Xorg's native modesetting driver may also require it. The recommendation is to first try starting `kodi.service` without it, but if the service fails to start X, you may need to create `/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config` which should contain the following: @@ -36,5 +36,10 @@ The recommendation is to first try starting `kodi.service` without it, but if th needs_root_rights = yes ``` +Users wishing to run the kodi web service on a privileged port (i.e. <1024) can simply modify `kodi.service` to contain the following line under the `[Service]` section: +`AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE` + +If installing this manually, that should be all that's needed. If installing from the AUR, to avoid an overwrite, simply copy `kodi.service` (with the modified line) to `/etc/systemd/system` which will take president over the package-provided one. + ## Credit Note that this service was provided by the Arch Linux maintainers of the official kodi package, but was removed upon the [1.16-1 release of Xorg](https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xbmc&id=9763c6d32678f3a3f45c195bfae92eee209d504f).