Ports numbered below 1024 are "special". You can only use them as root.
# -----Original Message-----
# From: Kevin Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
# Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:15 PM
# To: Tomcat-User
# Subject: Tomcat on Linux
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# From a Linux newbie!
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# What's the best way of getting Tomcat to run on port 80 on
# Linux (without
# running it as root)?
# I've re-configured Apache to run on 8080, I can start Tomcat
# as su on 80,
# but I'd like it to run on my account on 80.
#
# Anyone?
#
# Kevin Jones
# DevelopMentor
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