[Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree

[Michiel van Es]

I wait for the updated port :)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree
From: Diego Schulz <dschulz at gmail.com>
To: Michiel van Es <mve at pcintelligence.nl>
Date: 03/12/2010 02:52 PM

> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Michiel van Es<mve at pcintelligence.nl>  wrote:
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Cherokee] Cherokee Web Server version in ports tree
>> From: Diego Schulz<dschulz at gmail.com>
>> To: Michiel van Es<mve at pcintelligence.nl>
>> Date: 03/12/2010 02:33 PM
>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Michiel van Es<mve at pcintelligence.nl>
>>>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if it is a problem but I also found out that the install
>>>> does
>>>> not create a cherokee user on freebsd and that cherokee is running as
>>>> root
>>>> default on freebsd...
>>>
>>> Yes, I noticed that too. I also changed the user manually from the
>>> admin interface.
>>>
>>
>> I tried that too but cherokee won't start with a fresh created cherokee user
>> or the www user.
>> The error:
>> Could not access file descriptors: [3]
>>
>
> Probably you'll need to set proper permissions on log files and rrds
> directory (if you installed cherokee with rrdtool functionality).
> Also don't forget to chown to www:www the document_root. But yes, this
> clearly needs to be improved in the port.
>
> I'll try adding a config flag 'Run as www user' in the port's Makefile
> so the configure script is run with   --with-wwwuser=www
> --with-wwwgroup=www before compiling.
>
>>>> Security wise it does not sound as a good idea to let it run as root ;)
>>>> (I know I can change it manually but it would be nice that the installer
>>>> installs the cherokee user and set the permissions right and then startup
>>>> as
>>>> cherokee user).
>>>
>>> I think it would be easier to reuse the standard www user (already
>>> registered in ports/UIDs and ports/GIDs,
>>> instead of creating a 'cherokee:cherokee' user/group. Please note that
>>> www:www user/group has nothing apache specific.
>>> Reusing www:www may be a concern when running apache and cherokee in
>>> the same installation, though.
>>> Who needs Apache anyway? ;)
>>
>> Nobody wants apache nowadays (although I really want the webdav
>> functionality ;) )
>> But changing the user from cherokee to www did not help..only root helps :(
>>
>> Michiel
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Michiel
>>>>
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> diego
>>