Re: How in the name of LINUX do u set apache2.2 to run as user www-data

"Demetri T." <demetri007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:56:07 -0400

Dmitri Colebatch wrote:

Hi Demetri,

Change the User parameter in httpd.conf.  Here's what I have in mine:

# If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run
# httpd as root initially and it will switch.
#
# User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
#  . On SCO (ODT 3) use "User nouser" and "Group nogroup".
#  . On HPUX you may not be able to use shared memory as nobody, and the
#    suggested workaround is to create a user www and use that user.
#  NOTE that some kernels refuse to setgid(Group) or semctl(IPC_SET)
#  when the value of (unsigned)Group is above 60000;
#  don't use Group #-1 on these systems!
#
User apache
Group apache

Hope that helps.

cheers,
dim

On 7/25/07, Demetri T. <demetri007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have googled for information in configuring apache to run as www-data

user a couple of days and all i find are tid bits and they are very 

general.

I tried changing permissions for the directories, the www-data user and
group were added by the installation of xubuntu

I have search high and low and cant find a HOW-TO anywhere. Please help

Thank you,
Demetri

running:
Xubuntu 7.04
Apache 2.2
PHP 5.2.1
mySql 5.0.38

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Thanks for the reply Dim

thats already set by default when i installed apache(which is 

www-data).  I think i am having an issue either with file/directory 

permissions and/or on how Apache is starting up; it just stays running 

as root instead switching over to www-data (the user/group set when 

installed).

I am having a hard time finding the requirements for apache to run as 

another user, would you or anyone know. i have checked the apache docs 

to no avail, and still searching the net.

Thanks
Demetri

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