[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] adding http user/group to filesystems

[RedShift]

Pierre Schmitz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> as mentioned in the apache thread I would like to use a dedicated user/group 
> for our different webserver packages. To achieve this I'd like to add the 
> user/group http to our filesystem package. (It allready contains them for 
> mail and ftp)
> 
> According to 
> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:UID_/_GID_Database uid/gid 
> 33 should be free for use.
> 
> An install script to add those for upgraders have to be added, too.
> 
> Another approach would be adding an install script creating those groups to 
> the webserver packages.
> 
> What do you think is best?
> 
> Pierre

Why not just use nobody for programs that need their own user, as a sane default. Any smart admin should create any groups and users himself when necessairy. And prevents cluttering of unnecessairy users/groups. For example in my httpd setups, the http users would never be used.

IMO.

Glenn