[Fedora-directory-users] Admin Server Port

[Richard Megginson]

Steve Rigler wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 09:21 -0600, Richard Megginson wrote:
>   
>> Steve Rigler wrote:
>>     
>>> Is it possible to configure the admin server to use the standard https
>>> port?  The documentation states that reserved ports can't be used, but
>>> if the admin server runs as root is this really an issue?
>>>   
>>>       
>> What version of Fedora DS?  Note that the standard Apache used on most 
>> linux platforms will not even allow you to run as root.
>>     
>
> This is 1.0.4 on RHEL 4.  The issue is that when I try to configure the
> admin server to use a reserved port I get a dialog stating "inadequate
> permission. Port is protected."
>   
Hmm.  Not sure why that is.  The standard model for most unix/linux 
daemons now is to startup as root, open/bind the low port number, then 
setuid to a non-privileged user.
> Ideally we'd like to be able to use "Directory Server Express" to
> provide users with the ability to reset their own passwords.  Since this
> should be secure it seems like it would make more sense to run the
> service on port 443 rather than an unreserved port.  I'm just stumbling
> on actually getting this part to work.
>   
Why do you need to use 443?  The Admin Server can serve https requests 
without having to be on port 443.
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
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