Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 22:46:32 -0700 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of user nobody Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990704224033.009a86f0@toy> In-Reply-To: <19990704213504.GDNY112692.mta2-rme@wocker> References: <199907041724.LAA05763@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <199907040824.EAA27272@arutam.inch.com>
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At 09:32 AM 7/5/1999 +1200, Dan Langille wrote: >Given the above, I recall reading somewhere that it's better to create a >separate user for apache (such as http). Any logic behind that reasoning? Well, on my system, I created an apache user so that I could have apache-related files like web password or config files that Apache should read but that other users couldn't. --Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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