In my experience with Linux, I have always installed CF as "nobody" without any problems. I have not installed MX7 as a JRun install on Linux yet and for some reason I remember someone telling me that they had to run as root.
I will have them look at their security to see what the find. Thanks. ------------------- Ronald West Director of Support and Consulting Services PaperThin, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617-471-4440 x219 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 12:37 AM > To: CF-Linux > Subject: RE: MX 7 (JRun installation) on Linux > > > I usually keep a pretty open ear to this list and I think I > > remember hearing that there is either a bug or some > > configuration issue, where CFMX 7 in a JRun installation > > needs to be run as root? I have a customer that seems to > > feel that if they start CFMX7 as the user specified during > > the installation that the receive errors like "Unable to > > access log files" etc... Is this true? Any help would be > > greatly appreciated. > > This is absolutely false. You can run CFMX 7 on Linux or Solaris as a > completely unprivileged user. On Solaris, at least, the runtime user > doesn't > even need to have a shell. The same goes for the Verity K2 engine provided > with CFMX 7. > > However, it's pretty common to run into wacky permissions issues. For > example, last week I installed CFMX 7 Multiserver on Solaris 9, and > Verity > didn't install properly. It turns out that the Solaris admin had followed > common security hardening procedures, and assigned a false shell to the > non-privileged "apache" and "nobody" accounts. The false shell caused the > installation to fail - we had to remove the shell reference in > /etc/passwd. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:14:4130 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/14 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:14 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.14 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
