Use Apache/mod_wsgi instead then to host your WSGI application. That or just setup Apache by itself to proxy to your standalone WSGI application listening on a different port.
On Jul 11, 1:24 am, Álvaro J. Iradier <alvaro.irad...@polartech.es> wrote: > Well the problem is non-root users can't use ports < 1024, and I want > to use port 80, so when running: > > ./web2py.py -p 80 --nogui > web2py Enterprise Web Framework > Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 > Version 1.79.2 (2010-06-08 22:45:26) > Database drivers available: SQLite3 > Starting hardcron... > choose a password:** > please visit: > http://127.0.0.1:80 > use "kill -SIGTERM 2958" to shutdown the web2py server > ERROR:Rocket.Errors.ThreadPool:Socket 127.0.0.1:80 in use by other > process and it won't share. > CRITICAL:Rocket.Errors.ThreadPool:No interfaces to listen > on...closing. > > ----- > > the error message is bogus because the binding is just failing because > of the non-root user. Some web servers allow you to set a "user" in > config. You start them as root, and after the port binding the server > setuids to another user. > > I can't seem to find this option in web2py / rocket server, but it > would be useful. Or is there other way I'm missing to achieve this? > > Thanks very much. > > On 9 jul, 02:03, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > You NEVER run it as root user. You can run web2py as any user. You > > should run it as the user with the lowest permissions. > > > What problem do you experience? > > > On 8 Lug, 03:38, Álvaro J. Iradier <alvaro.irad...@polartech.es> > > wrote: > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I need to run web2py integrated web server, and I'd like to run it on port > > > 80 as a non-root user, for security reasons. > > > > Is it possible? Can web2py be started as root, and then setuid as a > > > different user? If it's possible, I didn't find how to do it, can you > > > point > > > me on the right direction? > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > -- > > > Álvaro J. Iradier Muro > > > Departamento de Desarrollo > > > alvaro.irad...@polartech.es > > > > Polar Technologies > > > T +34 976 527 952 > > > F +34 976 466 125www.polartech.es
