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You do not need to specify a server user if you chose a port number greater than
1024 and are not running as the
logged on as
server runs with the user account you start it with. Make sure that when you start
the server, you use the correct user account.
NOTE
Even if you start the server as root, you should not run the server as root all the
time. You want the server to have restricted access to your system resources and
run as a non-privileged user. The user name you enter as the server user should
already exist as a normal UNIX/Linux user account. After the server starts, it runs
as this user.
If you want to avoid creating a new user account, you can choose the user
or an account used by another HTTP server running on the same host. On some
systems, however, the user
To access the Server Settings page, perform the following steps:
Access the Administration Server and choose the Preferences tab.
1.
Click the Server Settings link.
2.
Make the desired changes and click OK.
3.
Changing the Superuser Settings
You can configure superuser access for your Administration Server. These settings
affect only the superuser account. That is, if your Administration Server uses
distributed administration, you need to set up additional access controls for the
administrators you allow.
CAUTION
root
to start the server). If you do not specify a user account here, the
root
If you do not know how to create a new user on your system, contact your
system administrator or consult your system documentation.
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If you use Directory Server to manage users and groups, you need to update
the superuser entry in the directory before you change the superuser user
name or password. If you don't update the directory first, you won't be able
to access the Users & Groups forms in the Administration Server. To fix this,
you'll need to either access the Administration Server with an administrator
account that does have access to the directory, or you'll need to update the
directory using the Directory Server's Console or configuration files.
user (in this case, you do not need to be
can own files but not run programs.
Chapter 3
Setting Administration Preferences
Changing the Superuser Settings
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