mimomomi Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Hi all: I'm using a shared webserver at 1and1.com. I am installing a software package (SugarCRM) which requires that all of its files be owned by the Apache user, and be in the same group as the Apache user. I've contacted 1and1.com, and they refuse to provide the Apache username and groupname, claiming that it would be a security problem if they gave this information out. I can't see how it would be a problem for them, as I still would not have the password, but I guess that's another issue. My question is: How can I find out the username and groupname that Apache is running under? Is there a way to do it in PHP, CGI, HTML? Or is there a configuration file or log file somewhere that would have this info? I've searched everywhere I can think of, and have not yet been able to find a solution! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtlightning Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 fairly easy to see how this presents a security problem. A brute force password attack is not of much value if the username is unknown. Why not run your own instance of apache on your computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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