Logs are generating with owner and group as 'root'

Question

Hi,
In our newly installed and configured Oracle application server(10.1.3.5), the logs are generating with owner and group as 'root'.
Location: $ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/logs
-rw-r----- 1 root root 6700 Apr 3 02:03 access_log.1364947200
-rw-r----- 1 root root 430 Apr 3 02:04 error_log.1364947200
We have configured it on port 80. For this the '.apachectl' ownership and permissions are changed as below:
-rwsr-s--- 1 root dba 1703780 Jul 21 2009 .apachectl
Kindly let me know what are the changes to be made, for the logs to be generated with the group as 'dba' instead of 'root'.
Thanks.
Edited by: 985284 on Apr 3, 2013 3:14 AM
Edited by: 985284 on Apr 3, 2013 4:22 AM

Answer 1

Ok - that is quit weird then. If you want to run the HTTP Server on a privileged port, you basically change the ownership of the .apachectl executable :
cd ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/bin
chown root .apachectl
chmod 6750 .apachectlas per [url http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B25221_05/core.1013/b25209/ports.htm#CIHJEEJH]documentation.
Your user and group directive should be set to :
User oracle
Group dbaUpon starting, the http server would start as root and then switch the effective userid of the process from root to oracle. In the process list (ps -ef | grep httpd), you should see oracle.
Do you have the same configuration and what do you see in the process list?