Has any one submitted a request to get dropping privs into the JDK? Or
escalating privs to grab one of these ports and then dropping them
again?

As I see this request over and over again on this list I think there is
a large number of people who would like to see it or would vote for it
in the java bug parade.

It also seems rather important for running a secure service to manage
the privs. I know I could use a security manager/policy to restrict what
can happen, but this doesn't restrict native libraries loaded into the
process and requires more work on our part then just allowing the JDK to
loose its privs...

-gabe

-----Original Message-----
From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:58 PM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: RE: Running Tomcat as Non-Root 


Howdy,
Are you running on a unix OS?  If so, root is normally required if you
want to run on a port < 1024.  There are workarounds, but they vary in
complexity and portability, and none are that good at this point.  If
you're running on a port higher than 1024, than you don't need to run as
root at all.

Yoav Shapira
Millennium ChemInformatics


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Latesha Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 3:55 PM
>To: Tomcat Users List
>Subject: Running Tomcat as Non-Root
>
>Is it possible to run Tomcat as a non-root user, with root as the owner
of
>the entire Tomcat directory structure and grant file/directory
permissions
>to the non-root account?  Please advise.
>
>
>
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