-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree From: Diego Schulz <[email protected]> To: Michiel van Es <[email protected]> Date: 03/12/2010 02:33 PM
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Michiel van Es<[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I don't know if it is a problem but I also found out that the install does >> not create a cherokee user on freebsd and that cherokee is running as root >> default on freebsd... > > Yes, I noticed that too. I also changed the user manually from the > admin interface. > I tried that too but cherokee won't start with a fresh created cherokee user or the www user. The error: Could not access file descriptors: [3] >> Security wise it does not sound as a good idea to let it run as root ;) >> (I know I can change it manually but it would be nice that the installer >> installs the cherokee user and set the permissions right and then startup as >> cherokee user). > > I think it would be easier to reuse the standard www user (already > registered in ports/UIDs and ports/GIDs, > instead of creating a 'cherokee:cherokee' user/group. Please note that > www:www user/group has nothing apache specific. > Reusing www:www may be a concern when running apache and cherokee in > the same installation, though. > Who needs Apache anyway? ;) Nobody wants apache nowadays (although I really want the webdav functionality ;) ) But changing the user from cherokee to www did not help..only root helps :( Michiel > > >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Michiel >> > > regards, > > diego _______________________________________________ Cherokee mailing list [email protected] http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee
