Re: apache as non-root

thanks. But any workaround?
thanks.
--- Tony Stevenson <tonypc-tony.com> wrote:

> 
> Melanie Pfefer wrote:
> > hi
> > 
> > I modified user in httpd.conf but as long as the
> port
> > number is 80, only root can start apache.
> subsequent
> > process will be run as non-root.
> 
> This is expected behaviour.
> 
> > 
> > any idea how to allow this user to start apache?
> 
> To start Apache on port 80, you need root level
> access as these are 
> privilged ports.
> 
> You can user another account, but the port has to be
> > 1024.
> 
> 
> Tony
> 



     
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Melanie Pfefer wrote:
> thanks. But any workaround?

No, not that I know of.

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A work around, sort of:

If you are using an OS with the ability to port forward
(iptables on
linux for example) you can create rules to forward the port
80
connection to a high port (say 8080) that the non-root-user
apache
instance is listening on.

You end up listening on two ports, but you get the desired
effect of
having a totally user owned (startable stoppable without
ever being
root) apache instance that is accessible via port 80.

chris


Melanie Pfefer wrote:
> thanks. But any workaround?
> thanks.
> --- Tony Stevenson <tonypc-tony.com> wrote:
> 
>> Melanie Pfefer wrote:
>>> hi
>>>
>>> I modified user in httpd.conf but as long as
the
>> port
>>> number is 80, only root can start apache.
>> subsequent
>>> process will be run as non-root.
>> This is expected behaviour.
>>
>>> any idea how to allow this user to start
apache?
>> To start Apache on port 80, you need root level
>> access as these are 
>> privilged ports.
>>
>> You can user another account, but the port has to
be
>>> 1024.
>>
>> Tony
>>
> 
> 
> 
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