Re: AW: [users@httpd] Is it possible to install apache server with non-root user [wd-vc]

2015-10-29 Thread Mathijs Schmittmann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 It is possible to make the httpd bind to ports <1024: https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/NonRootPortBinding On 29/10/15 10:49, Bremser, Kurt (AMOS Austria GmbH) wrote: > Since httpd requires root privilege to bind to port 80, it needs to > be run by the

AW: [users@httpd] Is it possible to install apache server with non-root user [wd-vc]

2015-10-29 Thread Bremser, Kurt (AMOS Austria GmbH)
Since httpd requires root privilege to bind to port 80, it needs to be run by the superuser, so from a security POV it should NOT be installed by another userid. You also need root privilege on many UNIXen to run the child processes under a different userid, if such is specified in the User dire