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The "NonRootPortBinding" page has been changed by TimBannister: http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/NonRootPortBinding?action=diff&rev1=3&rev2=4 Comment: Noted that “POSIX” capabilities are not part of POSIX == What you need == You need two things: - * an operating system with POSIX capabilities; + * Linux with “POSIX capabilities”; * utilities to manipulate these capabilities. + Here, we will use: - * Linux - any distribution will do, as long as it has a 2.6.24 kernel compiled with POSIX capabilities (so beware if you use a custom kernel); + * Linux - any distribution will do, as long as it has a recent kernel compiled with POSIX capabilities (so beware if you use a custom kernel); * the setcap(8) and getcap(8) utilities. We suppose that you have Apache installed, and that the httpd binary is {{{/usr/sbin/httpd}}}. Some distributions put it in another location (Debian, for instance, uses {{{/usr/sbin/apache2}}}). @@ -79, +80 @@ }}} Obviously the configuration of your apache server to listen on port 8080 + + NB. POSIX draft 1003.1e specifies a concept of permissions called "capabilities", but this draft has been withdrawn. However, that's the term used in most of the Linux documentation for this kernel feature. + --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docs-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: docs-h...@httpd.apache.org
