Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] config apache account

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

On 08.11.06 08:54, Tim Liu wrote:
 Should I create apache account in linux? or it is created automatically
 during installation?

I use two accounts for apache - one who owns config and some data files, one
which apache runs under. Apache can only write to its pid, log and poddibly
other files (semaphores or what)

however on many systems only one user is used, but apache usually runs under
different user than the user owning the data...

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RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] config apache account

[Boyle Owen]

 -Original Message-
 From: Tim Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:50 AM
 To: users@httpd.apache.org
 Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] config apache account
 
 Folks,
 
 am newie to apache linux . google and read apache docu but 
 don't find answer. thx in advance.
 
 What is apache account? After apache installation, i find 
 the following account:
 [] id apache 
 uid=48(apache) gid=48(apache) groups=1704(labtools),48(apache)
 
 Should i use it to lauch apache server? or use root account?

It depends on what port you want apache to listen to.

If it's the default port 80, then you have to start apache as root
because only root can open ports below 1024. Once the parent apache
process starts as root, it will spawn child processes running under the
user apache and those will serve the requests.

If you want to listen on a port  1024 (eg, 8000), then you may start
apache as user apache (you don't have to - you can still start as
root). This is just a way to allow non-root users to run a webserver on
a high-end port...

BTW, check that the apache User drective is set to apache.

Rgds,
Owen Boyle
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 thx
 
 Tim
 

 
 
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] config apache account

[Tim Liu]

Folks,am newie to apache linux . google and read apache docu but don't find answer. thx in advance.What is apache account? After apache installation, i find the following account:[] id apache
uid=48(apache) gid=48(apache) groups=1704(labtools),48(apache)Should i use it to lauch apache server? or use root account?thxTim