What directory should I use for the user apache?

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I have installed apache from the source with:prefix=/usr sysconfdir=/etc/httpd/ localstatedir=/var.

useradd -g apache -d /usr/apache -s /sbin/nologin apache

When installing things from source, generally you should use a prefix of /usr/local, to keep things separate from software provided by your OS. — jordanm
– jordanm, Commented Jan 13, 2013 at 6:33
Yes, I know. This is a test, I am learning how to make distribution packages. — fdisk
– fdisk, Commented Jan 13, 2013 at 7:21

Totor · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-13 15:22:19Z

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If you wonder about the home directory, it should not matter that much, because it will probably not change the behavior of apache at all.

On Debian, the default homedir for the user running apache is /var/www (which is the default DocumentRoot).

Also, if you're on a Debian-based distrib, you should prefer using adduser instead of useradd which is quite low level.

answered Jan 13, 2013 at 1:35

Totor

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