<dd>Refers to a user by their number.</dd>
</dl>
- <p>The user should have no privileges which result in it being
- able to access files which are not intended to be visible to the
+ <p>The user should have no privileges that result in it being
+ able to access files that are not intended to be visible to the
outside world, and similarly, the user should not be able to
- execute code which is not meant for httpd requests. It is
+ execute code that is not meant for httpd requests. It is
recommended that you set up a new user and group specifically for
running the server. Some admins use user <code>nobody</code>, but
- this is not always possible or desirable. For example
- <code><a href="mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code>'s cache, when enabled, must be
- accessible to this user (see <a href="mod_proxy.html#cacheroot" class="directive"><code class="directive">CacheRoot</code></a>).</p>
+ this is not always desirable, since the <code>nobody</code> user
+ can have other uses on the system.</p>
<p>Notes: If you start the server as a non-root user, it will
fail to change to the lesser privileged user, and will instead
<dd>Refers to a user by their number.</dd>
</dl>
- <p>The user should have no privileges which result in it being
- able to access files which are not intended to be visible to the
+ <p>The user should have no privileges that result in it being
+ able to access files that are not intended to be visible to the
outside world, and similarly, the user should not be able to
- execute code which is not meant for httpd requests. It is
+ execute code that is not meant for httpd requests. It is
recommended that you set up a new user and group specifically for
running the server. Some admins use user <code>nobody</code>, but
- this is not always possible or desirable. For example
- <module>mod_proxy</module>'s cache, when enabled, must be
- accessible to this user (see <directive
- module="mod_proxy">CacheRoot</directive>).</p>
+ this is not always desirable, since the <code>nobody</code> user
+ can have other uses on the system.</p>
<p>Notes: If you start the server as a non-root user, it will
fail to change to the lesser privileged user, and will instead