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> Sent: Donnerstag, 9. Februar 2006 20:06
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> Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Setting proper permissions on the web
> directories
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> Hi there - I have been searching a bit (google and the list
> archives - went back as far
> as 2004) for the "recommended" permissions for a web
> directory with apache. I always
> seem to have a problem with incorrect permissions on my hobby
> box (stuff owned by the
> incorrect user, default permissions when a new file is
> created, etc). How are other
> people getting around this?
When apache accesses files, it does so with the identity of the user defined by
the "User" directive. Most people create a user (eg, "apache" or "web" or
something) just for this.
If your files are owned by someone else (eg, "fred") then, depending on
permissions, apache may or may not have trouble. The default Unix umask os 022
which means that plain files have mode 644 (write only by owner, read by
anyone). If all the server does is serve these files (ie, read) then you should
have no problems. If it tries to modify the files (ie, write), it probably
can't. If it needs to make new files, it needs write permission in the
directory. If the files are executable, you need the "x" bit set (eg mode 755).
And so on...
One simple fix might be to run apache as the user who owns the files and dirs
(eg, "User fred"). But most people don't like giving a webserver a free hand in
their personal space.
Alternatively, make the apache user part of the same group as fred (do "man
usermod" to see how). Then set the content directories to be group writeable
("chmod -R g+w dirname" will recursively descend the directory and make
everything group writeable).
Or, do it the other way round - change the ownership of all the files to apache
and don't let fred edit them (su - apache if you need to edit).
There are lots of ways to set up and the method you choose depends on what you
want to do (read only?, modify?, create?) and how many other users you want to
access the files. Learn "ls -l"... you will be typing it a lot.
Rgds,
Owen Boyle
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>
> Sticky bits? Other ways?
>
>
>
> Sorry for the noob question.
>
> d
>
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