Re: Re: HELP! Server down!!!

Hi there,

You should run the following commands to get your system restored with www user, reinstall the iTools package will not restore www user.
sudo niutil -create . /users/www
sudo niutil -createprop . /users/www uid 70
sudo niutil -createprop . /users/www gid 70
sudo niutil -createprop . /users/www home /Library/WebServer
sudo niutil -createprop . /users/www shell /noshell

What if I have already created a www user in the OSXS gui?

I am not sure how you lost your www user, but it's best to check if your system security has been compromised.

I believe I deleted it in the iTools users admin trying to sort out the permissions thing. [Should iTools allow this maneuver if it hoses you?]

Thanks,
-Chris

regards,
Eric


 From: cw@xxxxxxxxxx
 Date: 2003/12/14 Sun AM 06:58:11 PST
 To: itools@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Subject: Re: HELP! Server down!!!

 >>>>Here's what I've got...
 >>>>
 >>>>ERROR
 >>>>Failed starting Web Server'
 >>>>Error:1536 /usr/sbin/apachectl restart: configuration broken,
 >>>>ignoring restart /usr/sbin/apachectl restart: (run 'apachectl
 >>>>configtest' for details)
 >>>><snip>
 >>>Hi again,
 >>>   I don't like the look of that - it's not actually iTools I
 >>>think, it's OSX telling you that the user www (which Apache runs
 >>>under), is missing from the system. I think I would try running
 >>>the iTools installer to see if that gets you up again.
 >>>--
 >>>
 >>>   Bye for now, Terry Allen
 >>
 >>Case of vegimite for my mate Terry!!!
 >>
 >>When you said system, it got me thinking... So, I added a user
 >>'www' to the osx system, and that got it going... for now.
 >>
 >>I have to wonder if the permissions issue is related?
 >>
 >>Thanks heaps, I was out of ideas,
 >>
 >>-Chris
 >Hi again,
 >   Sounds like something during an OSX system update has mangled
 >something - quite possibly - if so, try rerunning the iTools
 >installer (with a suitably decent backup & see how you go.
 >--
 >
 >   Bye for now, Terry Allen

 I haven't done an update since 10.2.3, so I'm now prepping for a
 total upgrade - Panther [client], iTools 7, webdna [5?]. Hopefully
 this will take care of a bunch of issues like the permissions.... and
 hopefully, the upgrade won't cause more problems than I have now.
 --
 Thanks,
 -Chris
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