Index: arpwatch-3.1/arpwatch.8.in =================================================================== --- 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