What about creating a unique user account and group for apache to run under. Then setting httpd.conf for apache to use that user and group?
Keith In theory, theory and practice are the same; In practice they are not. On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Kermit Short wrote: > To: users@httpd.apache.org From: Kermit Short > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.0 on > RedHat EL 4 - httpd process will not start > > I'm having trouble getting the HTTPD process to kick off. > I receive an error message when trying to start the daemon > SYSV style (using the init.d startup script): httpd: bad > user name apache. > > Kermit Short > > System Administrator > > CCN-DC-1 D-Div k --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
