to run apache as root !

consta · 08-05-2003, 01:51 PM

This may sound dangerous but i have to do this and this nite linux web-server is not public :)

So, how do i run apache as root? I have tried following ( and every other way to do this without root privileges):

i put this in src/Configuration file:
EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE

And rebuild apache with:
./configure --server-uid=0 / or uid=root

But still apache throws up this message:

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add -DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE to the EXTRA_CFLAGS line in your src/Configuration file
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// for all man kind

:study:

bentz · 08-05-2003, 02:20 PM

I don't know why you'd want to do this. It's much easier and more secure (I know it's internal-only) to adjust the permissions on the files that 'need root access' so that Apache can read them.

You need to edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and change the 'User apache' and/or 'Group apache' lines to run apache as an alternate user.

For more information, read the documentation available at http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/

consta · 08-05-2003, 02:25 PM

There is one reason for this. I'm running few programs under apache which are trying to write and read from different memory addresses. This is not possible without root privileges.

bentz · 08-06-2003, 08:14 AM

The User and Group directives in the httpd configuration file should do the trick, then. Good luck!

consta · 08-07-2003, 03:48 AM

Yes it should. If set these variables in httpd.conf, user root & group & root and try to run apache without compiling modification, it will not allow do that. I managed it to work and i had to modify makefile by hand.