On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Larry Lindstrom wrote:

> I have created a user named "webuser", and
> a group called "webgroup". These names are
> the user and group used in Apache's config.
> I'm also using this name to hold the web's
> sites. Webuser's "usr/www/.site" will
> be symbolically linked to "/usr/www".

/usr is NOT a good place for user home directories. /home
is better. /usr should only be uesed for system binaries
and libraries.

> Is this a good idea, or should I create
> another web account to administer the site?

That's what I'd do.

> I (larryl) want to be able to wonder
> around webuser's site, and edit the files
> under webuser's "usr/www" directory.

OK.

> Isn't webuser's home directory in webgroup?
>
> Isn't larryl a member of webgroup?
>
> Don't webgroup members have read write and
> execute permission for the directory webuser?
>
> What did I forget?

Just a guess: have you logged out and back in again after adding yoursel
to the group webgroup?

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Rich Teer wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Larry Lindstrom wrote:
>
>
>> I have created a user named "webuser", and
>>a group called "webgroup". These names are
>>the user and group used in Apache's config.
>>I'm also using this name to hold the web's
>>sites. Webuser's "usr/www/.site" will
>>be symbolically linked to "/usr/www".
>
>
> /usr is NOT a good place for user home directories. /home
> is better. /usr should only be uesed for system binaries
> and libraries.

Thanks Rich:

The whole cut and paste took place at /export/home.
Webuser's "usr/www/.site" has an absolute path
of /export/home/webuser/usr/www/.site.

However, as someone who was confused, I do
appreciate your recommendation. I'm just not that
confused.

>> Is this a good idea, or should I create
>>another web account to administer the site?
>
>
> That's what I'd do.

Uh, which?

Have the user and group from the Apache config
be the owner of the sites?

>> What did I forget?
>
>
> Just a guess: have you logged out and back in again after adding yoursel
> to the group webgroup?

That was it.

Thanks
Larry

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Larry Lindstrom wrote:

> > > Is this a good idea, or should I create
> > > another web account to administer the site?
> >
> >
> > That's what I'd do.
>
> Uh, which?

The latter.

> Have the user and group from the Apache config
> be the owner of the sites?

Nope, use a different user for the site's files.

> > Just a guess: have you logged out and back in again after adding yoursel
> > to the group webgroup?
>
> That was it.

Glad I could help!

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Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member

President,
Rite Online Inc.

Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638
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