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Date:      Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:11:01 -0400
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Andre <andre@krang.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: accidently deleted user "www"
Message-ID:  <3EF64595.9050902@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <003d01c33919$39ef5e20$0f00a8c0@yz123nn123zm128>
References:  <003d01c33919$39ef5e20$0f00a8c0@yz123nn123zm128>

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Andre wrote:
> i accidently deleted the user "www" and now my apache doesnt start.
 > is there a fast way to solve this problem?

1) Change your apache's httpd.conf to run as nobody/nogroup.
2) Use vipw or adduser commands to recreate the www user.
3) Restore /etc's config files from backups.

But most importantly, however, is that you should figuring out how to undo a 
change before you make it, not afterwards....

-- 
-Chuck




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