Hi Eric, I basically followed the second link. I don't know that the Apache for Windows won't be able to set the User for httpd.exe. So it means, that the "User" directive in httpd.conf is useless for Windows? Thanks, -- Xin --- On Fri, 10/31/08, Eric Covener <covener@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Eric Covener <covener@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Cannot change User for httpd.exe with Apache2.2 for Windows > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, nixil@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 4:02 AM > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:39 AM, Li Xin > <nixil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just installed a Apache2.2 for Windows today. > Following the installation instructions, I changed the > 'User' in httpd.conf from 'daemon' to my > local user-name, and then restarted httpd.exe. I saved a > file from the browser and found the owner of the file is > 'Administrators'. In fact, I don't have an > 'Administrators' user in my laptop. Instead, it is a > group name. I cannot figure out why the Apache doesn't > take my change of the User. > > It doesn't look like Apache changes userid on Windows, > what > installation instructions were you following? > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#user > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/windows.html > > -- > Eric Covener > covener@xxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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