Look in the coldfusion start script. The start script run su -$user -c "command"
On linux, su gives you the option of defining a run-time shell. Solaris does not, therefore, the solaris user you run CFMX as needs a valid shell. 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 11:50 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: 2nd question - Run MX as nobody? > > > You don't need to login as the cfuser, however, the CFuser needs > > a valid shell > > It does ? What for ? > > > as well as typical privs associated with it. > > I guess it depends what you mean by typical :-) > I wouldn't want my CFMX user to have read access to everything below /home > (some UNIXs set permissions by default that allow this) for instance. > > 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
