how to webserver used id

[jeisma]

hi!

in my ubuntu 5.10 system, im trying to install an application, somewhere along the guide, i came across that says something like this:

"The "var" folder in the root installation MUST be able to be written to by your web server"

i guess it means the webserver must have read/write access to the folder. how do i know if the webserver has this privileges on the folder? how do i know the user id of the web server?

i do a cat /etc/passwd but it doesnt show apache or http.


thanks!

[je_fro]

what install guide are you using?

[cobraz]

Try: ls -l
This will shows the rights on the map (usaly: /var/www)
If the owner is ROOT.. DO:
chown -R www-data:www-data *

(Do this in the web dir)

[jeisma]

what install guide are you using?

just a document management system built on lamp.

user-id is www-data indeed. thank you very much!