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* [[Httpd_Configuration#The_Global_Environment_Configuration|httpd Configuration]]
* [[Httpd_Configuration#The_Global_Environment_Configuration|httpd Configuration]]
=Overview=
The name (or #number) of the user to run httpd as. It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for running httpd, as with most system services.
If not specified, httpd will attempt to run with a UID you probably don't want:
<pre>
[alert] (22)Invalid argument: getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive
</pre>
=Example=
<pre>
User daemon
</pre>

Revision as of 19:25, 5 January 2017

Internal

Overview

The name (or #number) of the user to run httpd as. It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for running httpd, as with most system services.

If not specified, httpd will attempt to run with a UID you probably don't want:

[alert] (22)Invalid argument: getpwuid: couldn't determine user name from uid 4294967295, you probably need to modify the User directive

Example

User daemon