FC3 issue with apache 2

[Neil Marjoram]

I am sorry I picked up on this late, but I have the same trouble.  Did 
this fix the problem?

I have a small issue with the fix (if it did). Apache runs as user 
apache, so naturally I set all my file ownership to my webdev user who 
has write access, and group to apache  who only has read access (accept 
directories of course where apache has execute), with no permissions for 
other. This means if  Apache is compromised it can't write into the 
directory  or over write a file with something very probably unwanted. 
If the apache user needs write access this security model would be 
rather useless!! Any comments anyone?

Thanks,

Neil.

James McKenzie wrote:

> scootgirl.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I installed FC3 and I wanted to move my apache2 documentroot from its 
>> default /var/www/html to another volume located at /space/vhosts. 
>> When I do this apache2 complains:
>>
>> Syntax error on line 265 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
>> DocumentRoot must be a directory
>>
>> This is a directory and is writeable by me, and has the user apache 
>> access to list and read its files. Yet, for some reason, apache 
>> doesn't like this volume.
>>
> Karen:
>
> The directory and all files in it must be writable by apache and (if I 
> remember correctly) must be owned by the user running httpd.
> See if changing this will allow httpd to run.
>

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