What does my server run as?
Posted: 09. October 2012 21:59How do I figure out what user my XAMPP server runs as?
OK J/K
Do you mean the server signature?
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Posted: 09. October 2012 21:59Re: What does my server run as?
Posted: 09. October 2012 23:30Democrat or Republican?
OK J/K
Do you mean the server signature?
OK J/K
Do you mean the server signature?
Re: What does my server run as?
Posted: 10. October 2012 00:46Lol, hmm... let me try to rephrase... if I were to ask my server whoami, where can I see what it would return?
Re: What does my server run as?
Posted: 10. October 2012 03:46OK - basically correct answer -
It is running as the logged in user, unless the user chooses to install as a service or uses Run as to initiate the Control Panel or Command Window. When you launch a process, generally you are its owner, and it is non-peristent. Task Manager > Processes shows who is running anything that is not "system" or a service,
Click on Show Processes from all users to see what is really happening.
If XAMPP components are installed as service(s) it/they will run as LocalSystem which is a special class of user.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 85%29.aspx
Its worth knowing. If you read all that it will tell you the Server could not answer whoami, as it's limited to users. Owner might be a better concept. both Unix and Windows see processes as having owners, and the process' domain within the system is limited by the owner's rights
It is running as the logged in user, unless the user chooses to install as a service or uses Run as to initiate the Control Panel or Command Window. When you launch a process, generally you are its owner, and it is non-peristent. Task Manager > Processes shows who is running anything that is not "system" or a service,
Click on Show Processes from all users to see what is really happening.
If XAMPP components are installed as service(s) it/they will run as LocalSystem which is a special class of user.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 85%29.aspx
Its worth knowing. If you read all that it will tell you the Server could not answer whoami, as it's limited to users. Owner might be a better concept. both Unix and Windows see processes as having owners, and the process' domain within the system is limited by the owner's rights