When I issue a "ps -ef | grep httpd" I get: [root@bullet root]# ps -ef | grep httpd root 1938 1 0 13:06 ? 00:00:03 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2063 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2064 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2065 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2066 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2067 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2068 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2069 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 2070 1938 0 13:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd root 2419 2367 0 13:36 pts/1 00:00:00 grep httpd How do I fix this? I've tried doing "su apache", but it tells me that the account is not available.... > On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 12:47:15PM -0400, Wayne Leutwyler wrote: > > Try this: > > > > ps -ef | grep httpd > > > > What you should see is something like below: > > > > apache 10423 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10424 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10425 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10426 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10427 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10428 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10429 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > apache 10430 1125 0 04:02 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd > > -DHAVE_ACCESS -D > > > > Now if you see root where apache is that means your httpd server was > > started by the root user. You should change that ASAP. As you can see > > in my example my httpd server was started by the apache user. > > > > I hope this example helps. > > > > Bottom line is that you can log into your server as root and you dont > > have to stop the httpd server if the process or processes are owned by > > the apache user.
