nginx: [emerg] getgrnam("nobody") failed in /opt/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:2

[ProBackup-nl]

Package: nginx

For existing package:

• expected behavior: $ /opt/etc/init.d/S80nginx start Nginx started.
• actual behavior: $ /opt/etc/init.d/S80nginx start nginx: [emerg] getgrnam("nobody") failed in /opt/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:2

Platform:

mipsel

[ProBackup-nl]

getgrnam is short for "get group name". In short the error tells that the group name "nobody" does not exist.

You can have a look at: $ cat /etc/group and see that there is no line starting with "nobody:x:". That is why this error occurred.

When /etc/group lists a line starting with "nogroup:x:", you might wish to start nginx using that group.

Edit the nginx configuration by: $ nano /opt/etc/nginx/nginx.conf and change the line:

user  nobody;

to:

user  nobody nogroup;

[ProBackup-nl]

Or create a new nobody group?

[zyxmon]

Create a new group if you firmware supports it, or use an existing one in config. It is your choise. This is device and firmware specific and is not a part of Entware.