# How to run Wowza service to start / stop from non-root account?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 30, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034 "2014-10-30T00:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Shim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@Dave\_Shim](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dave_Shim)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034/1 "2014-10-30T00:45:20Z")

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Hi.

I want to Wowza service to start / stop from non-root account to a security problem.

The OS is Ubuntu 12.04 version.

[How to run Wowza Streaming Engine as a Named User (Linux and OS X)](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-streaming-engine-as-a-named-user-linux-and-os-x%28Linux-and-OS-X%29)

I’ve also found this part, if you run a service as non-root account

/ var / run / WowzaStreamingEngine ': Permission denied The only message occurs.

Is there Wowza service can be controlled by a non-root account?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034/2 "2014-10-29T18:29:13Z")

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Hi,

Please see this article, [How to run Wowza Media Server as non-root user on port 80](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-media-server-as-non-root-user-on-port-80).

Hope this is what you’re looking for.

Regards,

Jason

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Shim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@Dave\_Shim](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dave_Shim)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034/3 "2014-10-30T11:27:22Z")

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Thanks for your answer.

But after using this method to get off the ‘service WowzaStreaming Engine start’ command in the non-root account appears as follows and does not work.

WowzaStreamingEngine stopped

WowzaStreamingEngine: starting …

touch: can not touch `/ var / run / WowzaStreamingEngine ': Permission denied

Please help me to know the way to start / stop the Wowza service under non-root account.

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Shim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@Dave\_Shim](https://community.wowza.com/u/Dave_Shim)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-run-wowza-service-to-start-stop-from-non-root-account/42034/4 "2014-10-31T10:03:31Z")

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I want to start / stop as Wowza service mode in non-root account.

While applying both methods below, was denied permission in non-root account.

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-streaming-engine-as-a-named-user-linux-and-os-x](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-streaming-engine-as-a-named-user-linux-and-os-x)

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-media-server-as-non-root-user-on-port-80](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-run-wowza-media-server-as-non-root-user-on-port-80)

If WowzaStreamingEngine service mode to start and stop is impossible at non-root account,

Can you explain why is impossible?

Wait for answer.

Thanks.