iPlanet Web Server will not install when 'nobody' is selected as the system user
Originally Published: 2001-02-16
Article Number
Applies To
Netscape Enterprise Server
HP-UX
Issue
Error: "The system will not allow you to run the iPlanet Servers as "nobody". Choose another user."
Cause
73709 [HP-UX ONLY]. You cannot install an Enterprise Server with a default user of "nobody".
The GID of nogroup on most HP systems is a number less than 0. This causes a problem when installing the iPlanet Web Server or Netscape Enterprise Server on HP-UX platforms.
Resolution
webuser:*:<UID>:<GID>::/:
NOTE: The GUID must not be a negative number.
During the installation of the webserver software, use 'webuser' when prompted for 'nobody.'
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