httpd: bad group name www

[Joel Pavon]

Hello!

I was install the APACHE Web Server release 1.3.20, when I try to run the webserver receive the next message:

httpd: bad group name www

I'm ussing the command:
/opt/apache/bin/httpd -f /opt/apache/etc/httpd.conf

what can I do to solve this problen?


tnks!
*Joel

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

1) Make sure that you have a user 'www'
The passwd entry can be: (example - '*' in the passwd field prevents logins)
www:*:30:1::/home/www:/sbin/sh
2) Make sure that you have a group 'www' (e.g)
The group entry can be:
www::108

3) Edit /opt/apache/etc/httpd.conf

Add/Change these lines:

User www
Group www

Save the file.

Now start httpd as root and it will change group and change user to 'www'.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Other than having user and group of www being
present as suggested by Clay, you shold also
set up the apache auto start from boot. So
in /sbin/init.d/apache place this. Then you
need to link to /sbin/rc3.d as below.

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 19 Oct 15 14:23 S888apache -> /sbin/init.d/apache

#
# This simple script is so the Apache Web Server
# can be started at system startup in run level 3.
#
APACHE_BIN=/usr/local/apache/bin

# Start the Apache server

$APACHE_BIN/apachectl start
#

-Michael

[Rob Galloway_1]

I just checked my install of 1.3.22 and it did not create a group 'www'.
The group suggested in the httpd.conf is 'nogroup'.
If you wish to use www as a group you will have to create it.