You don't need to login as the cfuser, however, the CFuser needs a valid shell as well as typical privs associated with it.
Jesse Noller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macromedia Server Development "No concept man forms is valid unless he integrates it without contradiction into the sum of his knowledge." - Ayn Rand > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:24 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: 2nd question - Run MX as nobody? > > > Make the cfmx user with privs to access the webserver document > > directory, otherwise, it is a normal user account. > > ! > > Why would you ever need to login as the user CF runs as ? > Why does it need to be a member of the groups most users are part of > (usually 'users' by default) ? > > Tom Chiverton > You don't have to be a mad scientist to believe in ColdFusion > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.