# Change the user running the Ignition Gateway service

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**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-user-running-the-ignition-gateway-service/68564 "2023-01-13T10:03:36Z")\
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You set this in the SystemD unit file for the Ignition service. Consider specifying `AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_RAW CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE` to allow Ignition to use ports 80 & 443 and to use built-in ping when not root.

Make sure to change ownership of all Ignition files and folders to the new user.

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