SIMH & root

Speaking of SIMH.. SIMH requires root privileges to do its networking (at least on most of its unix host OS's), understandably, but I'm not happy with it... So I've hacked up some code changes that'll let me change the UID/GID & chroot() SIMH is running on from the SIMH console. The idea is.. attach (network devs) attach (other root owned devs) set priv root=/some/chroot/jail gid=-1 uid=-1 (continue configuring) Anyways, my question is, does anyone else think this would even vaguely be useful? If so, I'll mail the patches into Bob Supnik, if not, I'll not waste my (or anyone elses) time. I figure there out to be at least one or two other SIMH users on this list. :) The "why" of it all.. I may have need of putting up a internet facing VAX/VMS "box" in the near future, and not wanting the heat & power issues of real hardware (yes, its hot in my "computer closet" :-( ) I thought a virtual VAX on my Linux firewall would do. I'm less concerned about the 'VAX' being hacked than I am about the firewall. (Yes, I know theoretically, its impossible for the SIMH environment to affect the firewall host OS directly, save possibly via networking, but I'm also paranoid. :-> ) /me slinks back under his rock, and awaits the snickering.. David