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Re: [ts-7000] TS7200 tsLinux howto allow apache to kill a process

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] TS7200 tsLinux howto allow apache to kill a process
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:47:20 +0000 (GMT)


On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Ian wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an app that's started via /etc/init.d on tsLinux from the embedded 
> flash
>
> I also have a web interface to start/stop this process. But after a 
> reboot the apache 'nobody' user can't kill the process as its been 
> started by root.
>
> once stopped by root. the web interface works as expected.
>
> I thought about putting sudo onto the tsLinux but it looks a bit heavy 
> resource wise - and my initial hacks left it failing to do a reverse 
> lookup and with pam broken.

Isn't "su" on the TSlinux image? Make your init.d script use this to start 
you app running as user nobobdy and then your apache app will be able to 
kill it.

>
> Does anyone have a solution to this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian
>
>


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