apache stop and start

[Shawn McConnell]

I have apache installed on a server that I administer.

How can I configure apache so that a user other than root can stop and start apache ?

Can it be done ?

Thanks

Shawn

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Hi,

the user (owner) is configured in httpd.conf.

Look at the install directory ../conf for this file.
Use ../bin/apachectl start/stop/..
for doing this.
Normally te server is maintained by root and run under ownership of a specified user like "www".

[Shawn McConnell]

So if my httpd.conf file has this then eoffice should be able to start and stop apache ?

# If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run
# httpd as root initially and it will switch.
#
# User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
# . On SCO (ODT 3) use "User nouser" and "Group nogroup".
# . On HPUX you may not be able to use shared memory as nobody, and the
# suggested workaround is to create a user www and use that user.
# NOTE that some kernels refuse to setgid(Group) or semctl(IPC_SET)
# when the value of (unsigned)Group is above 60000;
# don't use Group #-1 on these systems!
#
User eoffice
Group eoffice

[A. Clay Stephenson]

This is really a perfect application for sudo.

[Torsten.]

If all necessary files (like the logs - NOT the binaries) owned by eoffice - YES!

[Shawn McConnell]

It looks like everything is owned by eoffice (including binaries) except for httpd.pid which is owned by root.

[Shawn McConnell]

Well it looks like I'm going to have to put Sudo on the server. They still couldn't start and stop it themselves. My guess is that since it is on port 80 they couldn't do it.

I'm gonna have to put sudo on there it looks like.

Thanks for your help all.

Shawn

[Shawn McConnell]

Have to install sudo it looks like.

Thanks

Shawn