Yes, using sudo escalates your permissions to that of the root user. HTH, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2011-03-15, at 9:15 AM, Homme, James wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for this answer. Do you think it will let me do that by using sudo? > > Thanks. > > Jim > > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:11 AM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Apache For Truly Dumb People > > Hi Jim, > > You almost always need to restart Apache as root. > > HTH, > Everett Zufelt > http://zufelt.ca > > Follow me on Twitter > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profile > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > On 2011-03-15, at 9:08 AM, Homme, James wrote: > > > Hi, > This sentence comes from the book called The Apache Phrase Book. On Unix, if > Apache binds to a privileged port (those between 1–1024), you will need root > privileges to start the server. I ran a PHP script that uses phpinfo() to > dump the information about my server. It spit out this line. > Hostname:Port www.example.com:0, where www.example.com is my web site. Does > this mean that even if I don't have root priveleges that I can change the > httpd.cnf file and restart the server? > > Thanks. > > Jim > > This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended > solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you > have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and > then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, > use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior > permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily > represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. >