Tomcat User

[Martin Mauri <mm...@profesi.com.ar>]

Hi users!

I've read in the Apache documentation that, at least on Solaris systems, the
Apache is started up by root but he spawns the processes as a diferent user,
called "nobody". What I want to know, is what happens with Tomcat when is
running integrated with Apache does it run its proesses as "nobody" as well?

thanks,

Martin

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Re: Tomcat User

[Milt Epstein <me...@uiuc.edu>]

On Thu, 10 May 2001, Martin Mauri wrote:

> Hi users!
>
> I've read in the Apache documentation that, at least on Solaris
> systems, the Apache is started up by root but he spawns the
> processes as a diferent user, called "nobody". What I want to know,
> is what happens with Tomcat when is running integrated with Apache
> does it run its proesses as "nobody" as well?

Since Tomcat is run as a separate process, it can be run as any user
you wish.  There are issues either way you do it, i.e. whether it's
run as the same user as Apache or a different one, and you just have
to decide which you prefer.

Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
mepstein@uiuc.edu