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cvs commit: httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod mod_suexec.html index-bytype.html index.html mpm_common.html
rbb 01/07/04 21:27:57
Modified: docs/manual/mod index-bytype.html index.html mpm_common.html
Added: docs/manual/mod mod_suexec.html
Log:
Add documentation for mod_suexec. And add a note in the old docs
about User that SuexecUserGroup now replaces putting User/Group directives
inside of VirtualHosts.
PR: 7634
Revision Changes Path
1.16 +2 -0 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/index-bytype.html
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@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
<DD>Windows ISAPI Extension support
<DT><A HREF="mod_ext_filter.html">mod_ext_filter</A>
<DD>Filtering content with external programs.
+<DT><A HREF="mod_suexec.html">mod_suexec</A>
+<DD>Run CGI requests as a specified user and group.
</DL>
<H2>Internal Content Handlers</H2>
1.51 +2 -0 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/index.html
Index: index.html
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@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
<DD>Automatically correct minor typos in URLs
<DT><A HREF="mod_status.html">mod_status</A>
<DD>Server status display
+<DT><A HREF="mod_suexec.html">mod_suexec</A>
+<DD>Run CGI requests as a specified user and group.
<DT><A HREF="mod_userdir.html">mod_userdir</A>
<DD>User home directories.
<DT><A HREF="mod_unique_id.html">mod_unique_id</A>
1.12 +7 -10 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/mpm_common.html
Index: mpm_common.html
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to the specified group, and will instead continue to run as the group of the
original user. <P>
-Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> requires a
-properly configured <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>.
-When used inside a <VirtualHost> in this manner, only the group
-that CGIs are run as is affected. Non-CGI requests are still processed
-as the group specified in the main Group directive.<P>
+Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost< is no longer
+supported. To implement the <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>
+with Apache 2.0, use the <A HREF=mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup>
+SuexecUserGroup</A> directive.
SECURITY: See <A HREF="#user">User</A> for a discussion of the security
considerations.<P><HR>
@@ -759,11 +758,9 @@
that original user. If you do start the server as root, then it is normal
for the parent process to remain running as root.<P>
-Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> requires a
-properly configured <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>.
-When used inside a <VirtualHost> in this manner, only the user
-that CGIs are run as is affected. Non-CGI requests are still processed
-with the user specified in the main User directive.<P>
+Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> is no longer
+supported. To configure your server for <A HREF="mod_suexec.html">
+suexec</A> use <A HREF="mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</A>.
SECURITY: Don't set User (or <A HREF="#group">Group</A>) to
<CODE>root</CODE> unless you know exactly what you are doing, and what the
1.1 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/mod_suexec.html
Index: mod_suexec.html
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Apache module mod_suexec</TITLE>
</HEAD>
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<BODY
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<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Module mod_suexec</H1>
<P>
This module provides support for <A HREF="../suexec.html">
running CGI scripts as a specified User and Group</A>.
</P>
<P><A
HREF="module-dict.html#Status"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension
<BR>
<A
HREF="module-dict.html#SourceFile"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Source File:</STRONG></A> mod_suexec.c
<BR>
<A
HREF="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Module Identifier:</STRONG></A> suexec_module
<BR>
<A
HREF="module-dict.html#Compatibility"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> Available in Apache 2.0 and later.
</P>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>This module allows CGI scripts to run as a specified user and Group.</p>
<H2>Directives</H2>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</A>
</UL>
<H2><A NAME="suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup directive</A></H2>
<P>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> SuexecUserGroup <EM>User Group</EM><BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Default"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Default:</STRONG></A> None<BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Context"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host<BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Status"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension<BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Module"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_suexec<BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Compatibility"
REL="Help"
><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> SuexecUserGroup is only available in 2.0 and later.</P>
<P>
The <CODE>SuexecUserGroup</CODE> directive allows you to specify a user and
group for CGI programs to run as. Non-CGI requests are still processes
with the user specified in the User directive. This directive replaces
using the User and Group directives inside of VirtualHosts.
</P>
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