Date: 08 Nov 2005 17:30:59 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "John Campbell" <jpc@xzuberant.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: httpd: bad user name nobody (apache13-modssl port) Message-ID: <44y83ybwm4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <dkqevb%2Bbr4q@eGroups.com> References: <dkqevb%2Bbr4q@eGroups.com>
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"John Campbell" <jpc@xzuberant.com> writes: > I recently upgrade apache13-modssl to version 1.3.34 and now when I > attempt to start the server, I get this message: > > httpd: bad user name nobody > > The user nobody exists and the server has been running fine for years. > It's not chrooted. This happens regardless of what I put in httpd.conf. > > I googled and found lots of people with similar issues, but didn't > find a solution. > > Any ideas? Are you *sure* the user "nobody" exists? Try running pwd_mkdb(8) and then check /etc/passwd (in case something is corrupted in the database). Not that I recommend running apache as "nobody", anyway. It's definitely safer in the long run to run it as a user that is used for nothing else.
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