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downgrading node.js permission after binding to port 80
var express = require('express');
var app = express.createServer();
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('port', parseInt(process.env.PORT || 5000, 10));
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.render('index');
});
function showMessage() {
console.log('Listening on port ' + app.set('port') + '...');
if (app.set('port') == 80) {
app.set('uid', process.env.NODE_UID || 'node');
}
process.setgid(app.set('uid'));
process.setuid(app.set('uid'));
}
if (typeof process.env.ADDR !== 'undefined') {
app.set('addr', process.env.ADDR);
app.listen(app.set('port'), app.set('addr'), showMessage);
} else {
app.listen(app.set('port'), showMessage);
}
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