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The Apache document says:

By default, all Apache services are registered to run as the system user (the LocalSystem account). The LocalSystem account has no privileges to your network via any Windows-secured mechanism, including the file system, named pipes, DCOM, or secure RPC. It has, however, wide privileges locally.

Never grant any network privileges to the LocalSystem account! If you need Apache to be able to access network resources, create a separate account for Apache as noted below.

I just using the Apache to run my website, is it necessary run Apache as a user other than the System user? What's mean about "using Apache to access network resources"

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  • What OS are you on?
    – Fanatique
    Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 6:15
  • Sorry, I forget it, it's windows server 2008 R2
    – David H Petersen
    Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 9:13
  • "Is it necessary run Apache as a user other than the System user?" - the answer is likely "No".
    – Anaksunaman
    Commented Jul 20, 2018 at 15:33

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Sounds like you're running Apache on some version of Windows.

"Using Apache to access network resources" here would mean, for example, having the files of your website on a NAS device that is sharing them (using SMB = the Windows disk sharing protocol) to the Windows system that is running Apache.

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