Re: [us...@httpd] suexec for another user

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 13:02, David Ricar wrote: [...] Sorry, I'm still not understanding what you are doing. I didn't understand why you need two users per each site. -- sHiFt HaPpEnS! - The official User-To-User support f

Re: [us...@httpd] Need help with VirtualHost/forwarding

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:41, Mike Soultanian wrote: > On 8/12/2010 9:33 AM, Phil Howard wrote: >> >> No backup staff ... ouch. > > budget cuts? :) Down to one administrator, I assume. > there is no plan to get them out of that folder - > www.csulb.edu/colleges/cota

Re: [us...@httpd] suexec for another user

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 09:49, David Ricar wrote: > I need just one thing: replace others writable tests by is_in_homedir > test - suexec does not solve, who could rewrite the code, but where the > code is located. My patch is rather naive and dirty proof of concept > right now, I will polish it

Re: [us...@httpd] Need help with VirtualHost/forwarding

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:37, Mike Soultanian wrote: >>> server - the problem is that it can't be done for another couple weeks >>> (IT >>> department won't do it right away as it involves restarting all of the >>> servers and a whole change management process). >> >> Remind me to not ever set u

Re: [us...@httpd] Need help with VirtualHost/forwarding

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 19:27, Mike Soultanian wrote: > Hi! > I have three servers, all of which are running Apache: F is the failing > server, P is the main production server, and I is the interim server. > > Our current site is here on server F (failing server): > > http://cota.csulb.edu It loo

Re: [us...@httpd] suexec for another user

2010-08-12 Thread Phil Howard
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 18:24, David Ricar wrote: > Phil Howard wrote: >> >> For maintenance, it might be easier for you to make an suexec wrapper. >>  Run your wrapper to do custom checks and if it decides to go on, it >> runs suexec.  That way your maintenance is

Re: [us...@httpd] suexec for another user

2010-08-11 Thread Phil Howard
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 09:23, David Ricar wrote: > Hello, I don't think I see anything you are trying to accomplish different than an ordinary multiuser server. You should be able to configure where CGI can be run from to a narrow space. I assume FTP is for the site owner to upload, including

[us...@httpd] mixed virtual not working in IPv6

2010-08-10 Thread Phil Howard
This works in IPv4. I can designate an IP address in NameVirtualHost, and specify one of the virtual hosts with the IP address on ServerName or ServerAlias. That then works to respond to requests that use the IP address as the hostname (via HTTP Host:). It would typically be used as a catch-all m