In my ubuntu 12.04 box, I run apache web server. ps -ef | grep apache
root 31984 1 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 31989 31984 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 31990 31984 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 31991 31984 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 31992 31984 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start www-data 31993 31984 0 16:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start I think that www-data is the user that runs the apache webserver for security. But, one thread of apache is owned by root. What is the concept behind it? Why root owns one thread? -- Regards, T.Shrinivasan My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Free/Open Source Jobs : http://fossjobs.in Get CollabNet Subversion Edge : http://www.collab.net/svnedge _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
