Commit c7590e1d authored by Vincent Bray's avatar Vincent Bray
Browse files

Initial build of mod_unixd.html* plus props 

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@713590 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
parent b8a3a177

docs/manual/mod/mod_unixd.html

0 → 100644
+5 −0
Original line number Diff line number Diff line 
# GENERATED FROM XML -- DO NOT EDIT



URI: mod_unixd.html.en

Content-Language: en

Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

docs/manual/mod/mod_unixd.html.en

0 → 100644
+162 −0
Original line number Diff line number Diff line 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head><!--

        XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

              This file is generated from xml source: DO NOT EDIT

        XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

      -->

<title>mod_unixd - Apache HTTP Server</title>

<link href="../style/css/manual.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="Main stylesheet" />

<link href="../style/css/manual-loose-100pc.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="No Sidebar - Default font size" />

<link href="../style/css/manual-print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" />

<link href="../images/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" /></head>

<body>

<div id="page-header">

<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>

<p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.3</p>

<img alt="" src="../images/feather.gif" /></div>

<div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="&lt;-" alt="&lt;-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div>

<div id="path">

<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> &gt; <a href="../">Version 2.3</a> &gt; <a href="./">Modules</a></div>

<div id="page-content">

<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Core Features</h1>

<div class="toplang">

<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_unixd.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>

</div>

<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Basic (required) security for Unix-family platforms.</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Core</td></tr></table>

</div>

<div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>

<ul id="toc">

<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#chrootdir">ChrootDir</a></li>

<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#group">Group</a></li>

<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#user">User</a></li>

</ul>

</div>



<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>

<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ChrootDir" id="ChrootDir">ChrootDir</a> <a name="chrootdir" id="chrootdir">Directive</a></h2>

<table class="directive">

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Directory for apache to run chroot(8) after startup.</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>ChrootDir <var>/path/to/directory</var></code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>none</code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Core</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/event.html">event</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/prefork.html">prefork</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr>

</table>

    <p>This directive, available in httpd 2.2.9(?) and later, tells the

    server to <var>chroot(8)</var> to the specified directory after

    startup, but before accepting requests over the 'net.</p>

    <p>Note that running the server under chroot is not simple,

    and requires additional setup, particularly if you are running

    scripts such as CGI or PHP.  Please make sure you are properly

    familiar with the operation of chroot before attempting to use

    this feature.</p>



</div>

<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>

<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Group" id="Group">Group</a> <a name="group" id="group">Directive</a></h2>

<table class="directive">

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Group under which the server will answer

requests</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>Group <var>unix-group</var></code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>Group #-1</code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Core</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_unixd</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Only valid in global server config since Apache

2.0</td></tr>

</table>

    <p>The <code class="directive">Group</code> directive sets the group under

    which the server will answer requests. In order to use this

    directive, the server must be run initially as <code>root</code>. If

    you start the server as a non-root user, it will fail to change to the

    specified group, and will instead continue to run as the group of the

    original user. <var>Unix-group</var> is one of:</p>



    <dl>

      <dt>A group name</dt>

      <dd>Refers to the given group by name.</dd>



      <dt><code>#</code> followed by a group number.</dt>

      <dd>Refers to a group by its number.</dd>

    </dl>



    <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>

      Group www-group

    </code></p></div>



    <p>It is recommended that you set up a new group specifically for

    running the server. Some admins use user <code>nobody</code>,

    but this is not always possible or desirable.</p>



    <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3>

      <p>Don't set <code class="directive">Group</code> (or <code class="directive"><a href="#user">User</a></code>) to <code>root</code> unless

      you know exactly what you are doing, and what the dangers are.</p>

    </div>





<h3>See also</h3>

<ul>

<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_privileges.html#vhostgroup">VHostGroup</a></code></li>

<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</a></code></li>

</ul>

</div>

<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>

<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="User" id="User">User</a> <a name="user" id="user">Directive</a></h2>

<table class="directive">

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The userid under which the server will answer

requests</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>User <var>unix-userid</var></code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>User #-1</code></td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Core</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_unixd</td></tr>

<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Only valid in global server config since Apache

2.0</td></tr>

</table>

    <p>The <code class="directive">User</code> directive sets the user ID as

    which the server will answer requests. In order to use this

    directive, the server must be run initially as <code>root</code>.

    If you start the server as a non-root user, it will fail to change

    to the lesser privileged user, and will instead continue to run as

    that original user. If you do start the server as <code>root</code>,

    then it is normal for the parent process to remain running as root.

    <var>Unix-userid</var> is one of:</p>



    <dl>

      <dt>A username</dt>

      <dd>Refers to the given user by name.</dd>



      <dt># followed by a user number.</dt>

      <dd>Refers to a user by its number.</dd>

    </dl>



    <p>The user should have no privileges that result in it being

    able to access files that are not intended to be visible to the

    outside world, and similarly, the user should not be able to

    execute code that is not meant for HTTP requests. It is

    recommended that you set up a new user and group specifically for

    running the server. Some admins use user <code>nobody</code>, but

    this is not always desirable, since the <code>nobody</code> user

    can have other uses on the system.</p>



    <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3>

      <p>Don't set <code class="directive">User</code> (or <code class="directive"><a href="#group">Group</a></code>) to <code>root</code> unless

      you know exactly what you are doing, and what the dangers are.</p>

    </div>





<h3>See also</h3>

<ul>

<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_privileges.html#vhostuser">VHostUser</a></code></li>

<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</a></code></li>

</ul>

</div>

</div>

<div class="bottomlang">

<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_unixd.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a></p>

</div><div id="footer">

<p class="apache">Copyright 2008 The Apache Software Foundation.<br />Licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.</p>

<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div>

</body></html>
 
 No newline at end of file