Instiki users - May 2006 - [Instiki] Should instiki run as root?

Should instiki run as root? Or should I load the instiki daemon as a 
unprivileged user? Doesn''t say anything in the docs.

I am using inistki 10.2

- Steve

Steve Quezadas wrote:
> Should instiki run as root? Or should I load the instiki daemon as a
> unprivileged user? Doesn''t say anything in the docs.
>
> I am using inistki 10.2
The answer to the question "Should X run as root?" is _almost always_
no, and doubly so if that service is network-facing.  If for any  
reason a service running as root is compromised, the attacker gains  
unlimited access to your system.  On the other hand, a service  
running as a one-off unprivileged user with limited access rights is  
a much smaller potential risk.

-- John