Re: Web server on port 80
From: John Bleichert (syborg_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/08/04
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Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:18:52 GMT
Rich <richward@despammed.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've just setup my Web Server, only on my intranet at the moment.
> I've used Abyss on a XP machine for over 12 months so choose to use
> Abyss again for FreeBSD.
>
> According to their manual if I want to run on port 80 I need to be
> logged in as root due to security reasons. With my current setup (non
> root) if defaults to port 8000.
>
> Anyway around using port 80 and not be logged in as root. Surely
> being logged in as root all the time would be more of a risk?
>
> Also currently I have to start the program by running it in the
> command line :
>
> cd /
> cd usr
> cd X1R66
> cd bin
> cd abyssws
> ./abyssws -d (Runs in daemon mode)
>
> Anywhere I can put the above to automatically start the web server
> when I log in as "rich.ward"? Similar to the good old "Start Up"
> directory. i.e. Windows.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rich
Just create a script that runs those commands and call it from the
login file for your shell (e.g. ~/.bash_login for bash).
You may want to also shut it all down from e.g. ~/.bash_logout if
you don't want it running all the time. Or just use Apache :-)
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John Bleichert - syborg@earthlink.net
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