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Old 07-01-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Talking granting apache system user to login

Hello there
I m learning apache for quite some time now. When the apache service is started using
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service httpd start
In the
Code:
ps -el
O/p a apache user appears on the extreme left side under the user header.
I was doing some R&D and replaced the shell of apache user fom /bin/nologin to /bin/bash so that it can login like a normal system user ( also set the passwd). Now when I try to login using the username apache and the correct passwd I see that I have logged in for fraction of second and then something forcefully kills my session and again I m presented with the login screen.
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env |grep TMOUT

Once you are login with apache user check 'env' variables and check if there is anything name TMOUT=*** set there. It might logout your session after some time. Also what do you see in /var/log/secure.. /var/log/messages
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okies i made a very sill mistake but learned a lot from it.
In the bash seciton i manually gave it /sbin/bash but actually it is only /bin/bash
Now apache system user is able to log in.
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