How to set user priviliges in Apache?

bostko · 12-13-2008, 01:00 PM

I have Ubuntu 8.10 server.
I set up apache web server. I've made a few users and in their folders I created public_html.
The problem is that I can't set their permissions for example if I log in user test1 I can read all content from /home/test2/public_html /home/test3/public_html etc. If I set read permissions only for the owner apache says access is denied because it is trying to access it via nobody account. How can I make apache to use account in these folders test2 test3 .. ?

ButterflyMelissa · 12-13-2008, 03:14 PM

Hi,

Just a quick scan accross the web...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server - for apetisers
http://palisade.plynt.com/issues/2006Jul/secure-apache/ - seems quite complete
http://home.ubalt.edu/abento/linux/apache/index.shtml - to top it off...

Would'nt it come down to simple user management? I'd make the user, make him part of a group (with their policies) and use CHMOD to set the privs for that user to his/her folder...

Perhaps the subject for a script...

Success!

Thor

Oh, if needed, you -could- man the page of CHMOD, the details escape me now...