Apache user...

[iranor]

I installed Apache2.0, but it's running as the user nobody. Is there a way to change that suer? I created the user apache with the same group, but can't find where to tell apache to start with it

 

[feherke]

Hi

In the httpd.conf :

User apache
Group apache

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[iranor]

Thanks! I suppose I have to add Pass somestuff to set one?

Also, I have multiple users on my server. It looks like /home/$nick/www.

Is there a way to prevent users from seeing each other's files? like making apache and owner the only one able to read?

 

[feherke]

Hi

I do not understand the first sentence with that add Pass.

You could make a group for each user. In the following example the user is called loser :

groupadd loser
chgrp loser /home/loser
chmod ug=rwx,o= /home/loser
usermod -G loser apache

Note : this is a sketch of the usual procedure, I never tried it.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[RhythmAce]

Apache doesn't get a password. In fact, you should have set the shell to /sbin/nologin. The home directory really doesn't matter but in some linux distros it's /var/www.