Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:35:30 +0100 From: Michiel van Es <mve@pcintelligence.nl> To: Diego Schulz <dschulz@gmail.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, cherokee@lists.octality.com, Alvaro Lopez Ortega <alvaro@octality.com> Subject: Re: [Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree Message-ID: <4B9A4322.9020506@pcintelligence.nl> In-Reply-To: <47dcfe401003120533m1422918ds30ed7acfb64f2931@mail.gmail.com> References: <47dcfe401003091402m624734a7s732bc8df323ed365@mail.gmail.com> <7be7a2801003091434pd1e341v7d7d9758a5e361c1@mail.gmail.com> <47dcfe401003111548r71bfb6b1hcc38efd96510d849@mail.gmail.com> <4AA5768D-1916-47EB-8A1A-A9B30A33AA42@octality.com> <47dcfe401003120430r565474b9hb085cde4d833a0d6@mail.gmail.com> <5856DABC-3809-4990-A7B6-D636A8C5DD84@octality.com> <4B9A393D.7070100@pcintelligence.nl> <47dcfe401003120533m1422918ds30ed7acfb64f2931@mail.gmail.com>
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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree From: Diego Schulz <dschulz@gmail.com> To: Michiel van Es <mve@pcintelligence.nl> Date: 03/12/2010 02:33 PM > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Michiel van Es<mve@pcintelligence.nl> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I don't know if it is a problem but I also found out that the install does >> not create a cherokee user on freebsd and that cherokee is running as root >> default on freebsd... > > Yes, I noticed that too. I also changed the user manually from the > admin interface. > I tried that too but cherokee won't start with a fresh created cherokee user or the www user. The error: Could not access file descriptors: [3] >> Security wise it does not sound as a good idea to let it run as root ;) >> (I know I can change it manually but it would be nice that the installer >> installs the cherokee user and set the permissions right and then startup as >> cherokee user). > > I think it would be easier to reuse the standard www user (already > registered in ports/UIDs and ports/GIDs, > instead of creating a 'cherokee:cherokee' user/group. Please note that > www:www user/group has nothing apache specific. > Reusing www:www may be a concern when running apache and cherokee in > the same installation, though. > Who needs Apache anyway? ;) Nobody wants apache nowadays (although I really want the webdav functionality ;) ) But changing the user from cherokee to www did not help..only root helps :( Michiel > > >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Michiel >> > > regards, > > diego
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