Bug#2703: apache: wrong location of icons and cgi-bins

["Peter Tobias" <tobias@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de>]

Brian C. White wrote:
> > 1. The apache package installs icons and cgi-bins in /var/web/*.
> >    IMHO both icons and cgi-bins are _static_ data and should be
> >    placed in the /usr/lib directory (maybe /usr/lib/apache-httpd).
> >    Maybe the webspace directory should be placed there as well
> >    (or /home/httpd-data ...).
>
> Imagine that /usr was mounted read-only from a CD-Rom or over the
> net (as it is supposed to be able to).  Nobody would be able to
> add new icons or cgi scripts.

Yes, but icons and cgi-bins are still no variable data. There must
be another way to do it (maybe using /home/httpd-data and
/home/httpd-data/cgi-bin etc.). BTW: normally only root is allowed
to install cgi-bins and root can remount the hd in read-write mode.
And Icons can still be placed in the document directory.


Thanks,

Peter

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