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From: Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject:  Re: apache start problem
Date:  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:02:23 +0100
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* Alireza Ghasemi (2005-06-06 12:49 +0100)
> I compiled and built apache 1.3.23

Why are you compiling all those packages that already exist in binary
form?

> but when starting httpd it said "bad user
> name nobody".
> I have already had some other problem with usernames and groups(like in
> mailman).How can this problem be solved?

The logic answer would be: create a user named "nobody" or don't start
Apache under "nobody".


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