What are the security implications of running Apache as a root group?
I don't know how this will affect my server but my apache service is running under root. Is this dangerous?

My questions:
1) What are the consequences of running apache under root
2) How can I change the ownership of apache?

My server is running Ubuntu 11.10.
What are the security implications of running Apache as a root group?
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I don't know how this will affect my server but my apache service is running under root. Is this dangerous?

My questions:
1) What are the consequences of running apache under root
2) How can I change the ownership of apache?

My server is running Ubuntu 11.10.