System Users and Groups
System Users
User | Description | Role in Webspace |
---|---|---|
root |
The system administrator. |
The owner of the basic webspace directory structure and other private data created by CloudBlue Commerce service controllers and not intended for modification by a customer. |
apache |
The user the HTTP server is run under. |
Apache uses this user to access static content. |
<user> |
Auto-generated system user name corresponding to a customer, for example, ‘t24121’. |
The owner of a customer’s data that they can modify (via FTP, File Manager, custom scripts). The customer’s CGI scripts are also executed with this system user's privileges. |
System Groups
Group | Description | Role in Webspace |
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root |
The system administrator’s group. |
Same as the corresponding user. |
pemsrv |
The group the HTTP server belongs to (shortcut for ‘CloudBlue Commerce servers’: HTTP, FTP). |
This group is used for files and directories accessible to the HTTP server. |
pemcln |
The group CloudBlue Commerce customers belong to (shortcut for ‘CloudBlue Commerce clients’). |
Used to execute CGI scripts with Apache mod_suexec. |