How to run Graylog as root in CentOS 7

My firewall has to be configured to use port 514 (syslog). By default, Centos 7 doesn’t allow port below 1024 to be used, unless it is root. How does one run Graylog as root?

Note: I know iptables redirect is an option or some authbind RPM tool and that running as root is not recommended.

Don’t run Graylog as root user. Use the already mentioned authbind or Netfilter/IPTables instead and configure SELinux in CentOS accordingly.

http://docs.graylog.org/en/2.4/pages/faq.html#how-can-i-start-an-input-on-a-port-below-1024
http://docs.graylog.org/en/2.4/pages/installation/os/centos.html#selinux-information

I am not using SElinux. Do you have a recommendation for a CentOS Authbind RPM? And for the sake of curiosity, how would one run as root on CentOS anyways?

If you’re using CentOS 7, it’s there anyway.

You just wouldn’t.

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