Set up the file system owner
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This step is optional if you installed nginx as your web server. The file system owner provides root access and permissions, for security reasons on a hosted system. Apache installations require
To enable the web server (Apache) to write files and directories in the file system but to also maintain ownership by the file system owner, both users must be in the same group. This is necessary so both users can share access to Adobe Commerce files, including files created using the Admin or other web-based utilities.
You need to create a new file system owner and put that user in the web server’s group. If you use an existing user account, we recommend the user account has a strong password for security reasons.
Create the file system owner
Create the file system owner with a strong password. file system owner is another term for the command-line user.
To create the file system owner, enter the following command as a user with root
privileges:
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adduser <username>
To give the user a password, enter the following command as a user with root
privileges:
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passwd <username>
Follow the prompts on your screen to create a password for the user.
If you do not have root
privileges on your server, you can use another local user account. Confirm that the user has a strong password and continue with Put the file system owner in the web server group.
For example, to create a user named magento_user
and give the user a password, enter:
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sudo adduser magento_user
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sudo passwd magento_user
Because the point of creating this user is to provide added security, it is essential that you create a strong password.
Find the web server user’s group
To find the web server user’s group:
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CentOS:
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grep -E -i '^user|^group' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
or
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grep -Ei '^user|^group' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Typically, the user and group name are both
apache
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Ubuntu:
ps aux | grep apache
to find the apache user, thengroups <apache user>
to find the groupTypically, the username and the group name are both
www-data
Put the file system owner in the web server’s primary group
Assuming the typical Apache group name for CentOS and Ubuntu, enter the following command as a user with root
privileges:
- CentOS:
usermod -g apache <username>
- Ubuntu:
usermod -g www-data <username>
For example, to add the user magento_user
to the apache
primary group on CentOS:
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usermod -g apache magento_user
To confirm that your user is a member of the web server group, enter the following command:
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groups <username>
A sample result follows:
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magento_user : apache
To complete the task, restart the web server:
- Ubuntu:
service apache2 restart
- CentOS:
service httpd restart
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