Lighttpd

Hi,

I have set username and groupname in lighttpd.conf but when I start it reports it cant find them:

I alter conf to let it default username and it fails on groupname:

... can't find groupname xxxxx

group given is in /etc/group and username is in /etc/passwd , I can su to user from a console though I get a warning
Using fallback suid method. There is no home dir for the user account that will only run the web server.

It may be relying on some tools that are not implemented or have reduced options, the system is running busybox.

What does lighttpd require apart from the fact that the user and group are defined on the system?

Thx