how to configure user and group in script/spin ?

[LeeRoy]

Everything is in the title
... but I'll explain.

I use my rails application in production 1 month ago, but I install
capistrano now.
My problem is when I try to start with "cap deploy:start". I have not
error message but, on the server, mongrel process have a short life.
And when I compare the actual ps with old one I see user and group
options are not define.

I trought to change script/spin like it, but it doesn't change
anything

/path/current/script/process/spawner \
mongrel \
--user=apache-user \
--group=apache-group \
--environment=production \
--instances=3 \
--address=127.0.0.1 \
--port=8000

It the reason why i ask "how to configure user and group in script/
spin".

Thank you for reading

[Rafael G.]

Rewrite start, stop and restart tasks for works with mongrel and use
mongrel_cluster.yml.
This will solve the problem (without spawner script), example:

namespace :deploy do
desc "Modified start task for work ONLY with mongrel cluster"
task :start, :roles => :app do
run "mongrel_rails cluster::start -C
#{deploy_to}/current/config/mongrel_cluster.yml"
end
... # same stuff for stop and restart
end

If you had latest mongrel you can use --clean parameter too (clean pid
files).

LeeRoy escribió:

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Rafael Garcia Ortega

[LeeRoy]

I understand your idea,
but it move the problem and not resolve it... not yet

I can't do this because I need to be root to run mongrel_rails, and I
need to be root to run mongrel with a special user
when I run:

task :start, :roles => :app do

run "sudo mongrel_rails cluster::start -C /etc/mongrel_cluster/
viniway.yml"
end

I have:
*** [err :: mysite.com] [sudo] password for lunix_user:

Do you know if I could give to "run" my password?

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[Rafael G.]

I don't have all scheme in my head.
Why you need to be root to run mongrel? Why not load mongrel with the
same user?

LeeRoy escribió:

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Rafael Garcia Ortega

[LeeRoy]

For security resons, it's good to use a specific user for each server,
isn't it?

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[Rafael G.]

Yes, I do it. But I connect with ssh using this user.

LeeRoy escribió:

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Rafael Garcia Ortega

[Jamis Buck]

Use the sudo() helper instead of run():

sudo "mongrel_rails ..."

That'll prompt for the password correctly.

- Jamis

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