[users@httpd] how can I serve pages while running as a root

[Warren Beldad <advisory22@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

 

I am new to this list and also a newbie on apache :-((

I just want to ask on how can I serve pages while running as a root. I know this is a big security risk, but i really need to run as a root. ex. create a user, etc...modify the sudoers file still no success.

i found another of this in the list last month but there are no answers.

 

I change the user to root in httpd.conf and restart the service. "Error, apache has not been designed to run as a root... If you still desire, add -DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE to the EXTRA_CFLAGS in src/Configuration file........"

I modify the src/Configuration file:

     EXTRA_CFLAGS =-DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE

and then rebuild the server...

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --server-uid=root --server-gid=root

make

make install

and the start apachectl

still fails...the same error.

what should be my possible error?

 

any help would be greatly appreciated,

warren