On Sat, Feb 18, 2006 at 08:23:02AM CST, pine oil <oil.pine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Can someone explain to me whether or not it matters for me to use any name > for the user and group in the httpd.conf? Yes, it does matter. > What does the user and group entry in the configuration file? What part of the documentation does not make sense? <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#user> <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#group> <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/misc/security_tips.html#serverroot> > Your input will be greatly appreciated. Check the online docs for more details. However, it sounds like you are unfamiliar with multiuser OSes such as Unix, Mac OS X (which is also a BSD-flavor Unix), and even Windoze Server. Do some research and build a better foundation to understand Apache and to ask better Apache questions. -- Eugene --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx