Re: Running Lua as root

[Rena <hyperhacker@...>]

On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:

A typical problem with root programs is environment variables. If you
are running Lua 5.2, you probably will want to use the '-E' option.
If you are running Lua 5.1, you probably will need to enclose your
program in an environment that takes care of LUA_INIT.

-- Roberto

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Does Lua use any environment variables when embedded in a C host I'd need to know about? I wouldn't be using the standalone interpreter for this.

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