what is Centos 5's apache user/group

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HI I know this is basic but can anyone tell me what the default user/group names are for apache 2 on centos 5/6 please. Google is just giving me junk.

hey can anyone explain why this was closed as off topic? thanks and sorry if i'd missed something. — Alex, Aug 14 '12 at 15:17

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '12 at 10:47

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apache.

Checking by:

# egrep -i '^user|^group' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf 
User apache
Group apache

answered Aug 10 '12 at 10:47

quanta

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 10 '12 at 12:22

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It is apache/apache. It is configurable as User and Group in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

edited Aug 10 '12 at 12:22

John Gardeniers

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answered Aug 10 '12 at 10:49

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 10 '12 at 10:48

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apache for both releases.(pad)(pad)

answered Aug 10 '12 at 10:48

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what is Centos 5's apache user/group

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