[SOLVED] init script, centos/rhel, lighttpd, specify user

s2cuts · 10-02-2009, 04:21 PM

Hello all, I'm trying to write a simple init script for lighttpd on CentOS4. Not that I've done this before, I'm just reverse engineering another init script. However, and I can't seem to figure out how to get lighttpd to run under any user but root. Can someone give me a clue, or point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

carltm · 10-02-2009, 05:57 PM

Just use su to make the executable run as a different user.
For example, if the command to run is:

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command -o option --whatever &

You can run:

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su - otheruser -c "command -o option --whatever &"

s2cuts · 10-02-2009, 07:31 PM

Ok, I got to answering my own question.

The config file for lighttpd (lighttpd.conf) has parameters "server.username" and "server.groupname". When launching lighttpd in the init script with the daemon() function (or whatever your distro uses), these parameter values are used. Remember to make sure the the designated lighttpd user has permissions to all the places it needs to go, namely: root html directory, log files, etc...