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Hiawatha version: 8.1
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.7.3

i have some issues with hiawatha on mac osx .
the launchdaemon plist (/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.hiawatha-webserver.httpd.plist) sets the username to root

when i do:

sudo lsof -d cwd

it responds with:

lsof: no pwd entry for UID 65534
COMMAND   PID           USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF    NODE NAME
hiawatha  105          65534  cwd    DIR   14,2      238 1060848 /usr/local/etc/hiawatha

static files are served, but cgi fails.

cgi permissions are OK, and the .cgi executes from command line.

stopping and restarting fromm settings menu has no effect.

if i kill hiawatha with

sudo kill 105

and restart with

sudo /usr/ ... hiawatha

it works fine.

tried to set the launchd plist to

UserName _www

with no effect.

LaunchDaemon plist file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Disabled</key>
	<false/>
	<key>KeepAlive</key>
	<false/>
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>org.hiawatha-webserver.httpd</string>
	<key>Program</key>
	<string>/usr/local/sbin/hiawatha</string>
	<key>RunAtLoad</key>
	<true/>
	<key>UserName</key>
	<string>root</string>
	<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
	<string>/</string>
</dict>
</plist>

conf file:

# Hiawatha main configuration file
#
ConnectionsTotal = 150
ConnectionsPerIP = 10
SystemLogfile = /usr/local/var/log/hiawatha/system.log
GarbageLogfile = /usr/local/var/log/hiawatha/garbage.log


Binding {
	Port = 9999
#	Interface = 127.0.0.1
	MaxKeepAlive = 30
	TimeForRequest = 3,20
}

ExecuteCGI = yes
TimeForCGI = 5000
CGIextension = cgi

Hostname = 127.0.0.1
WebsiteRoot = /Library/Beap/wwwroot
StartFile = index.html
AccessLogfile = /usr/local/var/log/hiawatha/access.log
ErrorLogfile = /usr/local/var/log/hiawatha/error.log

Change the user id via the ServerId setting in hiawatha.conf:

ServerId = _www

For each (virtual) host, you have to enable CGI execution. Add the following line to the end of hiawatha.conf:

ExecuteCGI = yes

thank you,
works fine now :-)

moved

ExecuteCGI = yes

to the bottom of the file.

is it important to be after the Host section to allow cgi execution globally?

from the doc i saw the ExecuteCGI inside the VirtualHost-block to enable it per VHost.
as i have only one main Host, i placed it with the other cgi settings.

best regards, siggi gross

The ExecuteCGI is a setting per (virtual) host. It can be placed anywhere in the configuration file, but to make it more organized, it's better to place it near the other host-specific settings. Those are at the bottom of your configuration file, so it's best to place ExecuteCGI there also.