[users@httpd] user nobody group nobody??

["Arthur DiSegna" <adisegna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

 

I'm wondering about the necessity of placing User Nobody and Group Nobody lines in httpd.conf. 

 

I loaded a high performance type httpd.conf file and these values are left out. Apache still runs the initial process as root with all child processes run under nobody. 

 

Is it even necessary to specify the user and group values in an httpd.conf file (unless you want something different)?

 

Thanks