I have several other servers that have apache and they all owned by apache:apache . Even /usr/local/httpd/bin/apachectl is owned by apach:apache
This is the only machine where I compiled apache but I see all the tree of folder and files under /usr/local/httpd is owned by root:root .. On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Frank Gingras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > VPN Cluster wrote: > >> After successful compilation of Apache 2.2.9 , Apache folder on >> /usr/lcoal/httpd is owned by root:root. >> >> It should be owned by apache:apache. How to go about fixing that.. >> >> >> > Hello, > > The files under /usr/local/httpd *should* belong to root, actually. > > You should never chown the files served by apache to the apache user. That > is a tremendous security risk. > > What problem are you trying to solve, exactly? > > Frank > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
