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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 23:10:58 +1000
Subject: Re: Apache and suexec issue that wont let me run my python script
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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 10:57 PM, =CD=E9=EA=FC=EB=E1=EF=F2 =CA=EF=FD=F1=E1=
=F2 <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> wrote:
> root@nikos [~]# nano /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
>
> and altering user nobody to user root.
>
> root@nikos [~]# service httpd restart
> [Tue Jun 04 15:56:42 2013] [warn] module rpaf_module is already loaded, s=
kipping
> Syntax error on line 175 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
> Error:\tApache has not been designed to serve pages while\n\trunning as r=
oot.  There are known race conditions that\n\twill allow any local user to =
read any file on the system.\n\tIf you still desire to serve pages as root =
then\n\tadd -DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE to the CFLAGS env variable\n\tand then rebu=
ild the server.\n\tIt is strongly suggested that you instead modify the Use=
r\n\tdirective in your httpd.conf file to list a non-root\n\tuser.\n
> root@nikos [~]#
>
> What can i do?

Don't do that.

ChrisA