suexec in apache2 does not appear to be working [SOLVED!]

[corey_s]

Everything looks as though it _should_ be working:

w2 root # apache2 -V
Server version: Apache/2.0.52
Server built: Apr 4 2005 15:26:32
Server's Module Magic Number: 20020903:9
Architecture: 32-bit
Server compiled with....
-D APACHE_MPM_DIR="server/mpm/worker"
-D APR_HAS_SENDFILE
-D APR_HAS_MMAP
-D APR_USE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZE
-D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE
-D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
-D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
-D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr"
-D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/sbin/suexec2"
-D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status"
-D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log"
-D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/conf/mime.types"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf"


w2 root # ls -l /usr/sbin/suexec2
-rws--x--- 1 root apache 10892 Apr 4 15:29 /usr/sbin/suexec2*


w2 root # suexec2 -V
-D AP_DOC_ROOT="/var/www"
-D AP_GID_MIN=100
-D AP_HTTPD_USER="apache"
-D AP_LOG_EXEC="/var/log/apache2/suexec_log"
-D AP_SAFE_PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
-D AP_SUEXEC_UMASK=077
-D AP_UID_MIN=1000
-D AP_USERDIR_SUFFIX="public_html"


...however, three issues:

w2 conf # apache2 -l
Compiled in modules:
core.c
worker.c
http_core.c
mod_so.c

There's no 'suexec: enabled; valid wrapper ...' in the above.

And:

w2 root # tail /var/log/apache2/error_log
[Wed Apr 27 11:39:22 2005] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Wed Apr 27 11:39:22 2005] [notice] Digest: done
[Wed Apr 27 11:39:23 2005] [notice] Apache/2.0.52 (Gentoo/Linux) configured -- resuming normal operations

So, you can see that there's no: '[notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled ...' in the log


Also, when I use the 'User' and 'Group' directives in my <VirtualHost> - I get the following when I start apache:

* Apache2 has detected a syntax error in your configuration files:
Syntax error on line 51 of /usr/lib/apache2/conf/vhosts/vhosts.conf:
User cannot occur within <VirtualHost> section



Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Many thanks!

[corey_s]

- kabumb -


Still no luck in understanding why this is not working - any clues?

[dmohs]

Load the module in your configuration file:

[corey_s]

Bingo - that was my problem... didn't load the module, and User/Group are deprecated.

Thanks man!