Re: [users@httpd] how can I serve pages while running as a root

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On 10/13/05, Warren Beldad <advisory22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> thanks for the help,
> but still it doesn't work. I modify again the src/Configuration and rebuild
> EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE
> (actually the src/Configuration doesnt have the space before the equal, just
> a typo error in my mail)
> still I got the same error.

Try starting with a fresh install (or, at minimum, starting with a
"make clean").

> I am creating a NAS like web, just like create users, create shares..etc...
>
> i have tried modifying the sudoers file but looks like it cannot really
> perform what i'm expected. just like create user, you need to modify the
> sudoers file permitting to execute useradd, but what about smbpasswd, the
> shadow, etc...maybe i need more research on this.
> but if i got the root running, then all my problems seems to be solve :-))
> dont worry about the security, only the root still can access this.
> I really need your help.

Still a very bad idea.  Apache is not designed to run as root, and
doing so may create many unexpected security problems.

Joshua.

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