From 96ddff147fde34994bb8a8682bd620abc4aa0fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jackson Morgan <jaxoncreed@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:54:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Updated readme and included error to inform users that
 multiuser cannot function without webids

---
 README.md        | 13 -------------
 bin/lib/start.js |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf38ed16e..08030079b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,19 +116,6 @@ See [Running Solid behind a reverse proxy](https://github.com/solid/node-solid-s
 
 > To use Gmail you may need to configure ["Allow Less Secure Apps"](https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps) in your Gmail account unless you are using 2FA in which case you would have to create an [Application Specific](https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords) password. You also may need to unlock your account with ["Allow access to your Google account"](https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha) to use SMTP.
 
-### Run the Linked Data Platform (intermediate)
-If you don't want WebID Authentication and Web Access Control, you can run a simple Linked Data Platform.
-
-```bash
-# over HTTP
-$ solid start --port 8080 --no-webid
-# over HTTPS
-$ solid start --port 8080 --ssl-key key.pem --ssl-cert cert.pem --no-webid
-```
-
-**Note:** if you want to run on HTTP, do not pass the `--ssl-*` flags, but keep `--no-webid`
-
-
 ### Extra flags (expert)
 The command line tool has the following options
 
diff --git a/bin/lib/start.js b/bin/lib/start.js
index 635b7b4cd..eb543ecf4 100644
--- a/bin/lib/start.js
+++ b/bin/lib/start.js
@@ -69,11 +69,17 @@ function bin (argv, server) {
   // Set up port
   argv.port = argv.port || 3456
 
+  // Multiuser with no webid is not allowed
+
   // Webid to be default in command line
   if (argv.webid !== false) {
     argv.webid = true
   }
 
+  if (!argv.webid && argv.multiuser) {
+    throw new Error('Server cannot operate as multiuser without webids')
+  }
+
   // Signal handling (e.g. CTRL+C)
   if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
     // Signal handlers don't work on Windows.