Kermit, I think you missed the point. In order to run Apache under the user apache and group apache they must have a group and a user with that same name.
By default RHEL 4 creates the user/group apache as follows: passwd: apache:x:48:48:Apache:/var/www:/sbin/nologin group: apache:x:48: If these don't exist then it can't start as that user. Also, apache should not be admin. It is a normal user. But you must start it as a root user as it needs to use a privileged port. Hope that helps, Gary Wayne Smith On 1/23/06 12:36 PM, "Kermit Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've tried creating a different user called www-data (group of same name, > group populated with that user) and still received the same error message. > I've set the web daemon's username to my username, (NIS not local) and it > launched successfully. I believe the only difference is that my account may > have admin rights. > > Kermit Short > System Administrator > CCN-DC-1 D-Div > > ph: 7-6360 > pg: 4-5165 > em: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:24 PM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.0 on RedHat EL 4 - httpd process will > not start > > > What about creating a unique user account and group for > apache to run under. Then setting httpd.conf for apache to > use that user and group? > > Keith > > In theory, theory and practice are the same; > In practice they are not. > > On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Kermit Short wrote: > >> To: users@httpd.apache.org From: Kermit Short >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.0 on >> RedHat EL 4 - httpd process will not start >> >> I'm having trouble getting the HTTPD process to kick off. >> I receive an error message when trying to start the daemon >> SYSV style (using the init.d startup script): httpd: bad >> user name apache. >> >> Kermit Short >> >> System Administrator >> >> CCN-DC-1 D-Div > k > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
