Why i cannot log with apache user?

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asked 2016-10-01 12:22:33 -0600

patterson
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I'm using Fedora 24 and Apache 2.4

I tried to log as apache user:

# su - apache
This account is currently not available.

Can anyone helpe me?

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answered 2016-10-01 15:13:17 -0600

muep
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My impression is that the apache account in fedora is intentionally set up so that it can not be used as a login account.

Why do you wish to log in as apache? If you just want to try if some command works as that user, use of sudo -u apache somecommand or something like that might work as an alternative.

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No, even that won't work because the apache user's shell is set to /sbin/nologin in /etc/passwd for security reasons. Why do you feel the need to work as apache?

sideburns ( 2016-10-01 15:39:55 -0600 )edit

I do not know if it is expected to work, but at least it did work on my system when I tried it.

muep ( 2016-10-02 12:19:06 -0600 )edit

OK, reading man sudo I see that the command you suggest runs under your shell, but as the apache user. Not a bug, but possibly a misfeature, as it allows you to run as users who aren't supposed to be used. Odd.

sideburns ( 2016-10-02 12:53:57 -0600 )edit

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answered 2016-10-01 15:55:09 -0600

jmt

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For security reasons logging in on a terminal as the "apache" user is disabled. The same thing applies to most of the system accounts on the OS. If you really have to log in on a terminal as "apache", you need to change the login shell of the "apache" user from /sbin/nologin to some working shell such as /bin/bash using chsh.

But remember: The /sbin/nologin entry is there for a good reason.

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Using chsh won't work because you can only use it to change your own default shell, not another user's. What will work is editing the appropriate line in /etc/passwd and replacing /sbin/nologin with the path to a working shell.

sideburns ( 2016-10-01 16:29:42 -0600 )edit

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answered 2016-10-01 17:43:10 -0600

ptselios