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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by br...@hyperreal.org on 1998/06/16 04:11:34 UTC

cvs commit: apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod core.html mod_proxy.html

brian       98/06/15 19:11:33

  Modified:    htdocs/manual/mod core.html mod_proxy.html
  Log:
  Submitted by:	bhyde@pobox.com
  Reviewed by:	Brian
  
  Tweak to add some x-references.
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.124     +4 -1      apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html
  
  Index: core.html
  ===================================================================
  RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html,v
  retrieving revision 1.123
  retrieving revision 1.124
  diff -u -r1.123 -r1.124
  --- core.html	1998/06/08 16:25:36	1.123
  +++ core.html	1998/06/16 02:11:30	1.124
  @@ -2794,7 +2794,10 @@
   similarly, the user should not be able to execute code which is not
   meant for httpd requests. It is recommended that you set up a new user and
   group specifically for running the server. Some admins use user
  -<CODE>nobody</CODE>, but this is not always possible or desirable.<P>
  +<CODE>nobody</CODE>, but this is not always possible or desirable.
  +For example mod_proxy's cache, when enabled, must be accessible to this user
  +(see the <A href="mod_proxy.html#cacheroot"><CODE>CacheRoot</CODE></a> 
  +directive</a>).<P>
   
   Notes: If you start the server as a non-root user, it will fail to change
   to the lesser privileged user, and will instead continue to run as
  
  
  
  1.40      +2 -1      apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html
  
  Index: mod_proxy.html
  ===================================================================
  RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html,v
  retrieving revision 1.39
  retrieving revision 1.40
  diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40
  --- mod_proxy.html	1998/06/08 19:05:15	1.39
  +++ mod_proxy.html	1998/06/16 02:11:31	1.40
  @@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
   Apache 1.1 and later.<P>
   
   Sets the name of the directory to contain cache files; this must be
  -writable by the httpd server.<BR>
  +writable by the httpd server.
  +(see the <A href="core.html#user"><CODE>User</CODE></a> directive</a>).<BR>
   Setting <CODE>CacheRoot</CODE> enables proxy cacheing; without defining
   a <CODE>CacheRoot</CODE>, proxy functionality will be available
   if <CODE>ProxyRequests</CODE> are set to <CODE>On</CODE>, but no
  
  
  

Re: cvs commit: apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod core.html mod_proxy.html

Posted by Ben Hyde <bh...@pobox.com>.
>brian       98/06/15 19:11:33
>
>  Modified:    htdocs/manual/mod core.html mod_proxy.html

thank you. - ben