SWS/Apache Config Problem

[Rick_Retterer]

Jack,

   Well, here is what may be helpful. 

1) Comment out your virtual host stanza that you have set in your httpd.conf file.

2) IN place of it, put the following command:

Include /apache$root/conf/virtual_host.conf

3) Next, create a new file:  APACHE$ROOT:[CONF]virtual_host.conf

4) In the newly created virtual_host.conf, take my virtual_host.conf that I've been using from my system and copy it into your virtual_host.conf file.

Now I know that this isn't going to work without a little modification to it, so I'm expecting you to removed my username and replace it with the username that you are testing with, and any Device Names that I have specified, I expect that you will plug in the devices names that apply to your system.

5) Once you have gone completely through the virtual_host.conf file and you are satisfied that you have modified it sufficiently to match your system configuration, shut down the Apache Web Server.

6) Make sure that you have created a SUEXEC directory in the HTDOCS directory, and a "username" directory in the SUEXEC directory that is the same name of the user account that you are testing this with. 

Example:  apache$root:[htdocs.suexec.trachtman]

7) Then place the "mess.com" test file in the "Trachtman" subdirectory.

(Note: The "Trachtman" directory, and any files that you place in that directory must be owned by "Trachtman", not APACHE$WWW)

8) Now, before you restart the Apache Web Server, execute the command-file SYS$MANAGER:APACHE$CONFIG.COM.

 o When it asks you if you wish to set the owner UIC on CSWS files? [YES], answer:     YES

 o When it asks you if you wish to enable SuExec, answer:    YES

 o When it asks you if you want to Grant users the ability to use the suExec features...Continue?  ANSWER:  YES

 o When it prompts you with the following:

     Manage suEXEC user accounts (SHOW/GRANT/REVOKE/DONE/?): [DONE]   ENTER: GRANT

     It will then prompt you: Enter UserName:  Trachtman

     %UAF-I-GRANTMSG, identifer APACHE$SUEXEC_USER granted to TRACHTMAN

     %UAF-I-GRANTMSG, identifer APACHE$EXECUTE granted to TRACHTMAN

      Manage suEXEC user accounts (SHOW/GRANT/REVOKE/DONE/?): [DONE]   SHOW

      suEXEC server accounts:
           APACHE$WWW
       suEXEC user accounts:
           TRACHTMAN

Manage suEXEC user accounts (SHOW/GRANT/REVOKE/DONE/?): [DONE]   DONE

$

You are now ready to restart the Apache Web Server and begin testing.

9) Just so that you know, I've run the "suexec.exe" executable and I have identified where it goes to find the directory path for the files that need to be run as another user other than APACHE$WWW.

$ mcr []suexec "-V"
 -D DOC_ROOT="/apache$root/htdocs"
 -D AP_LOG_EXEC="/apache$root/logs/suexec_log"
 -D AP_SAFE_PATH="/apache$root/000000"
 -D USERDIR_SUFFIX="public_html"

10)  $ @SYS$STARTUP:APACHE$STARTUP.COM

11) The URL that you would use to test:  http://ip.address.of.this.system.org/trachtman/message.com

The output should reflect the output shown in my previous entries.

If you are still having problems, check the log files that are created in the APACHE$ROOT:[LOGS] directory.  You will find a couple of new log files there that may help you figure out if you have any path issues etc...

-Rick Retterer