Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Ken Januski
Thanks Joost, The *.webwhackers scenario sounds like the best idea. I've never been that clear on sgid but your response forced me to read the manual :) on it and then put it to use. Ken Joost Kooij wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:13:25PM -0400, Ken Januski wrote: > > What I'm trying to f

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Joost Kooij
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:13:25PM -0400, Ken Januski wrote: > What I'm trying to find out is if root.root is a good idea? I assume it > is or it wouldn't be the default. It just seems odd to me to have to > become root in order to write either a html or cgi page. You can setup the ownership of th

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:13:25PM -0400, Ken Januski wrote: > What I'm trying to find out is if root.root is a good idea? I assume it > is or it wouldn't be the default. It just seems odd to me to have to > become root in order to write either a html or cgi page. What I did on my system was to cr

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Ken Januski
What I'm trying to find out is if root.root is a good idea? I assume it is or it wouldn't be the default. It just seems odd to me to have to become root in order to write either a html or cgi page. Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 02:56:34PM -0400, Ken Januski wrote: > > Steve

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 02:56:34PM -0400, Ken Januski wrote: > Steve, > > I guess I'm wondering if there's a good reason for a default of > root.root. I prefer to work as root as little as possible so hate to > become root in order to write any pages. > > Do you think www-data.www-data makes more

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Ken Januski
Steve, I guess I'm wondering if there's a good reason for a default of root.root. I prefer to work as root as little as possible so hate to become root in order to write any pages. Do you think www-data.www-data makes more sense? Do you know of a reason it's not www-data.www-data to begin with?

Re: OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Steve Kowalik
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 12:46:23PM -0400, Ken Januski uttered: > Does anyone know if there's a preferred owner of files in /var/www for > Apache html files? When I set it up it defaulted to root.root. I suppose > I could just change owner to myself but I'm wondering if there's not a > better way to

OT?:Proper owner of html files in Apache

2001-07-24 Thread Ken Januski
Does anyone know if there's a preferred owner of files in /var/www for Apache html files? When I set it up it defaulted to root.root. I suppose I could just change owner to myself but I'm wondering if there's not a better way to do this. Thanks, ken