How i configure monit to start a process with a specific user?

Question

Monit runs with root, but i don't want to start my processes as root.. like mysql, mongrel, apache..

Answer 1

 check process tomcat with pidfile /var/run/tomcat.pid
       start program = "/etc/init.d/tomcat start" 
             as uid nobody and gid nobody
       stop program  = "/etc/init.d/tomcat stop"
             # You can also use id numbers instead and write:
             as uid 99 and with gid 99
       if failed port 8080 then restart

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Answer 2

i have found a answer.. i could do a: start_program = "su -c 'command here' USERiWANTtoUSE".. :)

Answer 3

You can do this to run as another user a specific command

exec /bin/su - userName -c "/usr/bin/nginx start"

This will run that command " " as the user you defined

Answer 4

What operating system / distro are you using? How did you install Monit? Most dsitros 'do the right thing' and make sure things don't start as root.