Re: SuexecUserGroup help required in apache2

[Dan MacNeil <dan@thecsl.org>]

Chris Jones wrote:
> IIRC, you have to recompile Apache2 (or just the suexec wrapper) to 
> change the Suexec docroot settings. 

I don't know about apache2 but with apache 1.3 , you have to patch the 
source code before compiling it.

Our no doubt crude checklist for doing it is here:

http://thecsl.org/sys/cvs_projects/boxes/procedures/apache_upgrade_on_brave.txt

I don't know why allowing group writable cgi-bin files is not a run time 
option for apache. The alternative is to let people run as root....


For security reasons, they are set
> at compile time
>
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> *From:* Radhika [mailto:radhiilu@yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 20 October 2005 5:58 PM
> *To:* debian-isp@lists.debian.org
> *Subject:* SuexecUserGroup help required in apache2
>
>  
>   Hi,
>
>  After so much of investigation i found that my cgi scripts are not 
> running because of "SuexecUserGroup" and giving the cgi scripts only for 
> that perticular group and user.Because we are an ISP this feature much 
> needed for each users
>  
> *ex:- SuexecUserGroup test test*
>
> I am getting the error message in suexec.log file as below
>  
> *[2005-10-19 11:32:19]: uid: (10090/test) gid: (10090/10090) cmd: search.cgi
> [2005-10-19 11:32:19]: command not in docroot 
> (/home/www/test/htdocs/cgi-bin/search.cgi*
> ** 
> I have enabled the suexec using
>  
>  a2enmod suexec i think definetely this suexec is taking default 
> document root that is /var/www if i want to change this in debian how to 
> do this.
>  
>  I am really thankful to this group all their help.
>  
>  Please some one who is having very goot talents in apache2 with suexec
>  
> *I am running debian 3.1 apache2 perl v5.8.4.*
>  
> Thank you so much for your help
>  
> Best regards
>
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