Re: WWW Form Bug Report: "SymLinksIfOwnerMatch directory directive

[Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com>]

This is how it is supposed to work. The two options are not
mutually exclusive, rather "SymLinksIfOwnerMatch" depends on
"FollowSymLinks" in order to work. "SymLinksIfOwnerMatch" just
adds an extra level of security  on enabling "FollowSymLinks".
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> >Return-Path: nobody@hyperreal.com
> >From: ttongue@imagiware.com
> >To: awm@qosina.com
> >Date: Sat Jan 20 14:02:51 1996
> >Subject: WWW Form Bug Report: "SymLinksIfOwnerMatch directory directive
> does not work." on Linux
> >
> >Submitter: ttongue@imagiware.com
> >Operating system: Linux, version: 1.2.13
> >Extra Modules used: 
> >URL exhibiting problem: 
> >
> >Symptoms:
> >--
> >The SymLinksIfOwnerMatch directive does not allow
> >the user to follow a symbolic link even when the
> >owner of the two files is the same. However, if I
> >set the FollowSymLinks directive, it does follow
> >the link, but does not deny access to links where
> >the owners are different.
> >--
> >
> >Backtrace:
> >--
> >
> >--
> >
> --
> Aram W. Mirzadeh, MIS Manager, Qosina Corporation
> http://www.qosina.com/~awm/, awm@qosina.com
> Apache httpd server team http://www.apache.org
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