About --defapache

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cocoahighlights
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About --defapache

Post by cocoahighlights »

New option added: --defapache [user]. This is the default account
under which apache runs. This will be set to "apache" by default
except on cPanel servers where it is set to "nobody" by default
I have a cPanel server. So it is set to "nobody" by default.

Is there a more secure value rather than "nobody" or is that value required (and secure as-is)?

I don't fully understand what "nobody" means and any clarification would help.
Thanks.
Sarah
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Re: About --defapache

Post by Sarah »

cocoahighlights wrote:
New option added: --defapache [user]. This is the default account
under which apache runs. This will be set to "apache" by default
except on cPanel servers where it is set to "nobody" by default
I have a cPanel server. So it is set to "nobody" by default.

Is there a more secure value rather than "nobody" or is that value required (and secure as-is)?

I don't fully understand what "nobody" means and any clarification would help.
Thanks.
Apache runs as a user called "nobody" on cPanel servers. You should not change this option in cxs; the option is only needed on non-cpanel servers.
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