[NTLUG:Discuss] apache problem

[George E. Lass]

Jay,

Can't you just specify permissions as rwx--x--x for /home/macdade
and then rwxr-xr-x for home/macdade/www and below?

George

Jay Urish wrote:
> 
> Hey Gang,
> 
> I am messing around with apache and I have a question.
> 
> I am going to move the web directorys under thier owners home directory. I
> think I have a rights problem with this. I am working on dfwplants.com
> right now. The content is at /home/macdade/www/dfwplants
> 
> I keep getting 403's
> 
> I know it's a rights problem.
> 
> Are the risks to running apache suid root?
> 
> for the moment I have everything under /usr/www
> 
> Jay Urish
> Network Engineer - Dallas Wide Area Networking L.L.C
> www.dalwan.net