running as apache user does not work, why?

[Zdenek Wagner]

pá 16. 8. 2019 v 9:39 odesílatel mario chiari <ml at mariochiari.net> napsal:
>
> Hi
>
> thanks for the perceptive replies.
>
>
> On Fri, 2019-08-16 at 00:43 +0200, Zdenek Wagner wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > remember, that "apache" is not a normal user. Unless you have modified
> > /etc/passwd, it has no login shell.
>
> I have  >> apache:x:48:48:Apache:/usr/share/httpd:/sbin/nologin << and do not
> think to modify it
>
> > It will not read settings in shell
> > startup files used by normal users and root, hence it tries to use the
> > TeX distribution from Fedora packages, not TeX Live from TUG, as you
> > can see from the paths.
> Ok
>
> > In addition, it is not sufficient to define
> > environment variables in such a way that sudo will know about them.
> > When you later try to run TeX from a script invoked by the Apache
> > server,
> Yes, that is what I need
>
> > they will not work unless you define them in you config file
> > by SetEnv or PassEnv directives.
> How, where?
>
> > It is better not to run TeX directly
> > but use a script which will define the necessary variables including
> > PATH and then call TeX.
> Yes.
> I have a .php script
>
> <?php
> ......
>
> $test2 = `/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux/pdflatex  --interaction
> batchmode myFile.tex`;
> $test21 = `sudo -u root /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-
> linux/biber   myFile.bib`;
> $test22 = `/usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux/pdflatex  --interaction
> batchmode myFile.tex`;
> .....
> ?>
>
> How would you define the necessary variables therein?
>
You cannot do it directly within PHP. When I do it, I have a small
bash script started from PHP and everything is set in this bash script

> Note: everything works fine, even from within the .php script, if I call a older
> 2016 version of texlive.
>
> thanks
> mario
>

Zdeněk Wagner
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http://icebearsoft.euweb.cz
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>
>
> >
> > Zdeněk Wagner
> > http://ttsm.icpf.cas.cz/team/wagner.shtml
> > http://icebearsoft.euweb.cz
> >
> > čt 15. 8. 2019 v 21:13 odesílatel David Carlisle
> > <d.p.carlisle at gmail.com> napsal:
> > > It looks like the path for that account does not include
> > > /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux (or at least that is not before
> > > /usr/local/bin)
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 19:47, mario chiari <ml at mariochiari.net> wrote:
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I try to run the following from terminal:
> > > >
> > > > >  sudo -u apache  /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-
> > > > > linux/pdflatex  myFile.tex
> > > >
> > > > I get the following error
> > > >
> > > > LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `T2A/wncyr/m/n' undefined
> > > > (Font)              using `T2A/cmr/m/n' instead on input line 3.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > kpathsea: Running mktextfm larm1000
> > > > /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam: Could not map source
> > > > abbreviation  for larm1000.
> > > > /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam: Need to update ?
> > > > mkdir: cannot create directory ‘././usr/share/httpd/.texlive2018’:
> > > > Permission
> > > > denied
> > > > mktextfm: mktexdir /usr/share/httpd/.texlive2018/texmf-
> > > > var/fonts/tfm/unknown/unknown failed.
> > > > kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> > > > ! Font T2A/cmr/m/n/10=larm1000 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file
> > > > not fo
> > > > und.
> > > > <<<
> > > >
> > > > Is kpathsea trying to call /usr/share/texlive/.../ instead of
> > > > /usr/local/texlive/2019/.../? Why?
> > > > I do not understand why it tries to write into  ‘././usr/share/httpd/;
> > > > also
> > > > why .texlive2018  instead of .texlive2019?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Everything works fine if I run it as root (I am on a Fedora 29 machine).
> > > > Help is welcome
> > > >
> > > > thanks cheers
> > > > mario
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ps this is an old issue of mine, with a new  glitch.
> > > >
>