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release notes: Explain how to run nginx master as root
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@ -809,7 +809,8 @@ auth required pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 1000 quiet
<listitem>
<para>
The nginx web server previously started its master process as root
privileged, then ran worker processes as a less privileged identity user.
privileged, then ran worker processes as a less privileged identity user
(the <literal>nginx</literal> user).
This was changed to start all of nginx as a less privileged user (defined by
<literal>services.nginx.user</literal> and
<literal>services.nginx.group</literal>). As a consequence, all files that
@ -817,6 +818,13 @@ auth required pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 1000 quiet
certificates and keys, etc.) must now be readable by this less privileged
user/group.
</para>
<para>
To continue to use the old approach, you can configure:
<programlisting>
services.nginx.appendConfig = let cfg = config.services.nginx; in ''user ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group};'';
systemd.services.nginx.serviceConfig.User = lib.mkForce "root";
</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>