doc/packaging: add section about binding to privileged ports

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Simon Ser 2023-04-14 17:35:51 +02:00
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The default configuration file's template is stored in `config.in`.
## Binding to privileged ports
soju might need to bind to privileged ports: the built-in identd will need to
listen on port 113. On Linux, unless your service manager provides a way to
give extra capabilities to soju, the `CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE` capability can be
assigned to the soju executable:
setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' soju
## Service manager integration
soju is designed to be run as a system-wide service under a separate user