[Zope] user Nobody?

Chris McDonough chrism@digicool.com
Tue, 01 Feb 2000 17:26:43 -0500


No, out of the box it still runs as nobody if you start it as root.

However, if you start it as a normal user, it will run as that user.

Follow the HOWTO, it should get you to where you need to go.


addyd@unk.edu wrote:
> 
> Did I just read somewhere that beginning with a recent Zope release that
> the server no longer runs as user Nobody (for security reasons)? I've read
> so much stuff on Zope in the last week that I don't remember where I saw
> that or what it now runs as.
> 
> Assuming someone gives me that name (please?) does that mean that the
> install HOWTO is already out-of-date (last modified 1/17/2000) and I need
> to substitute the new name for everywhere the HOWTO says "user nobody"? Or
> do I still follow the HOWTO to the letter?
> 
> I'll be using 2.1.2 on LinuxPPC (Python 1.52). Many thanks!
> 
> Darren Addy
> University of Nebraska at Kearney
> 
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