Howdy, Tomcat 5 will use commons-daemon (http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/daemon) to let you bind to port 80 without running as root. I'll try to get out a commons-daemon 1.0 stable release in the coming weeks for other people who want to play with it...
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Jaco Kroon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:17 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Re: tomcat==root > >Run it as a normal user, problem being, I haven't managed to figure out >how to bind to port 80 then. I suspect it is possible, but for now I just >use iptables to redirect port 80 to port 8080 > >my 2 cents worth > >On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, P.van Kemenade wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I found out that we run our tomcat as user root, and in >> plain jsp I'm able to trash /etc/passwd :-) >> >> what is the advised setup for a tomcat server that >> is shared by several users (contexts) and runs >> some virtual domains ? >> >> thanks, >> *pike >> >> ========== >> Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, >> it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny >> iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. >> The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll >> raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not >> raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
