If you are on linux you can use capabilities. Install a python virtual env (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv) follow instructions there.
then you can add the needed capability as follow (become root first): $ su # setcap 'cap_net_bind_service+ep' <path-to-your-virtual-python>/python2.6 then you can run web2py using: <path-to-your-virtual-python>/python2.6 web2py -p 80 --nogui I supposed you wanted to use python2.6 but you can do it with any version supported by web2py Ciao, mic 2010/7/11 Graham Dumpleton <[email protected]> > Use Apache/mod_wsgi instead then to host your WSGI application. That > or just setup Apache by itself to proxy to your standalone WSGI > application listening on a different port. > > On Jul 11, 1:24 am, Álvaro J. Iradier <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well the problem is non-root users can't use ports < 1024, and I want > > to use port 80, so when running: > > > > ./web2py.py -p 80 --nogui > > web2py Enterprise Web Framework > > Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 > > Version 1.79.2 (2010-06-08 22:45:26) > > Database drivers available: SQLite3 > > Starting hardcron... > > choose a password:** > > please visit: > > http://127.0.0.1:80 > > use "kill -SIGTERM 2958" to shutdown the web2py server > > ERROR:Rocket.Errors.ThreadPool:Socket 127.0.0.1:80 in use by other > > process and it won't share. > > CRITICAL:Rocket.Errors.ThreadPool:No interfaces to listen > > on...closing. > > > > ----- > > > > the error message is bogus because the binding is just failing because > > of the non-root user. Some web servers allow you to set a "user" in > > config. You start them as root, and after the port binding the server > > setuids to another user. > > > > I can't seem to find this option in web2py / rocket server, but it > > would be useful. Or is there other way I'm missing to achieve this? > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > On 9 jul, 02:03, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > You NEVER run it as root user. You can run web2py as any user. You > > > should run it as the user with the lowest permissions. > > > > > What problem do you experience? > > > > > On 8 Lug, 03:38, Álvaro J. Iradier <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > I need to run web2py integrated web server, and I'd like to run it on > port > > > > 80 as a non-root user, for security reasons. > > > > > > Is it possible? Can web2py be started as root, and then setuid as a > > > > different user? If it's possible, I didn't find how to do it, can you > point > > > > me on the right direction? > > > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > > > -- > > > > Álvaro J. Iradier Muro > > > > Departamento de Desarrollo > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Polar Technologies > > > > T +34 976 527 952 > > > > F +34 976 466 125www.polartech.es >
