[asterisk-users] Running as non-root

[Torbjörn Abrahamsson]

Thanks for all answers. 

One further question: If I run Asterisk as root, and set its group in
asterisk.conf to apache, and make no changes to file/folder permissions,
will I be able to run "asterisk -rx 'clicmd'" from a php-script (running as
user apache with group apache)?

BR,
Torbjörn Abrahamsson




> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Paul Belanger
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:19 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Running as non-root
> 
> On 11-10-19 05:50 AM, Torbjörn Abrahamsson wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I would like to run asterisk as an user other than root. I have seen
> some
> > tutorials on the web, but I would like to know if there is some
> “official”
> > how-to for this. Is there?
> >
> > I looked at a thread on reviewboard regarding this
> > (https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/654/). It was Paul Belangers work
> trying
> > to make the installation process take care of this. But the
> conclusion seem
> > to be that the parts concerning this was postponed. So, did it make
> it in
> > some other way?
> >
> My original goal for that patch was to have asterisk do most of the leg
> work setting up the host for a non-root install.  At the time I didn't
> think any specific part of asterisk actually required root permissions.
>   Later out I found to properly use snmp you actually need to run
> asterisk as root.
> 
> There was also some logic added to the configure script but in the end
> it would have been too much work trying to manage all the was to add
> users in the different operating systems.
> 
> I had planned to add a script into contrib folder for it, but sadly
> never got around to it.  Perhaps I'll spend some time on it at
> Astricon.
> 
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