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Old 03-16-2010, 01:59 PM   #1
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After installing XAMPP for linux i have seen the folder "htdocs" belongs to "nobody".

Hi,

after installing XAMPP for linux i have seen the folder "htdocs" belongs to "nobody".

Has this any intention?

Do you think owning that folder is a good practice?

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Javi
 
Old 03-16-2010, 02:08 PM   #2
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This thread really belongs in "Linux-Server" or "Linux-General" and not "Programming".

The answer will depend on which user runs the apache process on your system. When
you run "ps -ef | grep http", who is the owner?


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Old 03-16-2010, 02:34 PM   #3
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This thread really belongs in "Linux-Server" or "Linux-General" and not "Programming".

The answer will depend on which user runs the apache process on your system. When
you run "ps -ef | grep http", who is the owner?


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Thanks, this is the output of the command you say:

root 7599 1 0 11:17 ? 00:00:01 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
Quote:
nobody 7621 7599 0 11:17 ? 00:00:00 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 7677 7599 0 11:17 ? 00:00:02 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 7679 7599 0 11:17 ? 00:00:01 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 7680 7599 0 11:17 ? 00:00:00 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 7681 7599 0 11:17 ? 00:00:02 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 8239 7599 0 11:20 ? 00:00:01 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 8248 7599 0 11:20 ? 00:00:03 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 8249 7599 0 11:20 ? 00:00:02 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 8250 7599 0 11:20 ? 00:00:00 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 8251 7599 0 11:20 ? 00:00:05 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
nobody 10511 7599 0 12:23 ? 00:00:04 /opt/lampp/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL -DPHP5 -E /opt/lampp/logs/error_log
1000 27986 7525 0 20:32 pts/0 00:00:00 grep http
 
Old 03-16-2010, 04:40 PM   #4
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Well ... with "nobody" running pache the ownership should make sense, I reckon.
 
Old 03-17-2010, 03:18 AM   #5
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Well ... with "nobody" running pache the ownership should make sense, I reckon.
Sorry i dont understand..
 
Old 03-17-2010, 12:56 PM   #6
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Your apache is run by user "nobody". So it's not only reasonable
but essential that htdocs be owned by "nobody".
 
Old 03-17-2010, 01:41 PM   #7
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To be even more explicit, there is a userid called "nobody". It's a valid userid, just like "root" or "mail" or "uucp", or whatever.
 
  


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