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Apache web server implementation
For information about configuring the httpd.conf file for the IIOP connector/redirector,
go to Chapter 5, “Web server to web container connectivity.”
Apache configuration syntax
Note
When you edit the httpd.conf file, you must adhere to the following configuration
syntax guidelines:
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The httpd.conf files contain one directive per line.
To indicate that a directive continues onto the next line, use a back-slash “\” as the
last character on a line.
No other characters or white space must appear between the back-slash “\” and the
end of the line.
Arguments to directives are often case-sensitive, but directives are not casesensitive.
Lines which begin with the hash character “#” are considered comments.
Comments cannot be included on a line after a configuration directive.
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Blank lines and white space occurring before a directive are ignored, so you can
indent directives for clarity.
For additional information on the Apache web server configuration options and general
directive usage, go to the Apache Software Foundation web site at: http://
www.apache.org, or go to the Java API Reference.
Running Apache web server on a privileged port
Processes which access privileged ports on UNIX hosts must have appropriate
permissions; the process must be started with the permissions of user root. Typically,
only some processes in a particular configuration need to be started with root
permissions. The setuser script helps configure BES to allow Apache web server start
as root or with root permissions.
Before starting the configuration, gather the following information about the system on
which Apache is installed:
1 BES installation directory
2 User and group names for the account that the Agent should become after shedding
its root UID, that is, the installation owner.
3 User and group names for the system root account (typically root/sys)
The following steps describe the procedure for configuring the Apache web server to
run on port 80.
1 Ensure that the Management Hub and the configuration containing the Apache web
server are not running.
2 Enable multi-user mode on the BES installation.
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Edit the property
agent.mum.enabled.root.mo=true
in
/var/domains/base/adm/properties/agent.config
Become root.
Run the setuser script:
setuser -u -g +m
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