Steve Rigler wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 09:21 -0600, Richard Megginson wrote: > >> Steve Rigler wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to configure the admin server to use the standard https >>> port? The documentation states that reserved ports can't be used, but >>> if the admin server runs as root is this really an issue? >>> >>> >> What version of Fedora DS? Note that the standard Apache used on most >> linux platforms will not even allow you to run as root. >> > > This is 1.0.4 on RHEL 4. The issue is that when I try to configure the > admin server to use a reserved port I get a dialog stating "inadequate > permission. Port is protected." > Hmm. Not sure why that is. The standard model for most unix/linux daemons now is to startup as root, open/bind the low port number, then setuid to a non-privileged user. > Ideally we'd like to be able to use "Directory Server Express" to > provide users with the ability to reset their own passwords. Since this > should be secure it seems like it would make more sense to run the > service on port 443 rather than an unreserved port. I'm just stumbling > on actually getting this part to work. > Why do you need to use 443? The Admin Server can serve https requests without having to be on port 443. > Thanks, > Steve > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 3245 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/389-users/attachments/20070613/a37dd310/attachment.bin
