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HTTPS as limited user

Hi Experts,

This is a more general question. I tried to run tomcat configured as HTTPS server on a limited (non admin) account on Windows 7 pro. I got blocked by the firewall.

I'm wondering if this is always the case- i.e., is there a way to run an HTTPS server as limited user without requiring elevation to admin status on the machine to be able to get around the firewall issue?

Thanks!
Mike

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thready

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This is on Windows 7 pro. How do you assign network rights to the user out of curiosity? I found out that tomcat forces you to run as admin do I guess that is why the firewall blocks the port. There's a popup that usually gives you the option to add the firewall an exception for public or private networks but since I'm non admin, these options were not available...

arnold

I was wondering whether you are looking to run tomcat as a limied/non-admin user to mimic the functionality tomcat has when run under linux/unix.

If you do not have admin rights on the system, you can not add rights to the user. A domain admin can assign rights to any user using GPO.

I believe it is not a firewall that denies, but the OS because tomcat is trying to bind to a restricted port (443) The firewall alterations are needed to grant access to the port from the outside whether or not there is anything there listening.

thready

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Thanks