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Date:      Sun,  3 Mar 2002 12:32:19 -0800
From:      "Jonas Fornander " <jonas@netwood.net>
To:        Michel Weenink <Michel@Weenink.com>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Re[2]: Need help with configuring cgi-bin
Message-ID:  <200203031232.AA610926864@netwood.net>

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Apparently I don't have suexec running. This is what I get with httpd -l

lumle# httpd -l
Compiled-in modules:
  http_core.c
  mod_so.c
suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/local/sbin/suexec

How do I enable it?

Jonas


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Michel Weenink <Michel@Weenink.com>
Reply-To: Michel Weenink <Michel@Weenink.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:48:22 +0100

>Hello Jonas,
>
>  Do you have suexec running? That has some extra requirements for
>  running cgi.
>  httpd -l will show you if you are or not.
>
>  Michel
>
>Sunday, March 03, 2002, 8:44:27 PM, you wrote:
>
>JF> I have done all your suggestions but to no avail. I still get a 403
>JF> permission denied error in the browser and the errorlog has the same
>JF> error: Options ExecCGI is off in this directory.
>
>JF> The user I'm testing this on (me) is a member of the wheel group, can
>JF> that have something to do with it?
>
>JF> Any other suggestions?
>
>JF> Jonas Fornander - System Administrator
>JF> Netwood Communications, LLC - www.netwood.net
>JF> Find out why we're better - 310-442-1530
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of ScaryG
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 8:34 AM
>>> To: jonas@netwood.net
>>> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>>> Subject: Re: Need help with configuring cgi-bin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun,  3 Mar 2002 01:56:23 -0800
>>> "Jonas Fornander " <jonas@netwood.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I wonder if someone could give me some hints on how to properly
>>> > configure Apache to enable a cgi-bin in users directory.
>>>
>>>  I may be able to offer you a few more pointers...
>>>
>>> > Scripts runs fine in the default ScriptAlias directory.
>>> According to
>>> > the documentation at apache.org, I need to enable Addhandler
>>> > cgi-script cgi (eventhou in httpd.conf it reads Addhandler
>>> cgi-script
>>> > .cgi)
>>>
>>>  The proper syntax is:        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
>>>
>>>  If you would like it to execute both .cgi and .pl files,
>>> change this to:
>>>
>>>  AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
>>>
>>>  Don't forget to restart Apache after you make changes to
>>> your httpd.conf file
>>>
>>>  /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart
>>>
>>>  for example. (very, very important!)
>>>
>>> > and add a directory directive to the main configuration
>>> > file where the scripts are. So I added:
>>> > <Directory /usr/home/xxxx/public_html/cgi-bin>
>>> >     Options +ExecCGI
>>> > </Directory>
>>>
>>>  This looks good, except you don't need the (+) sign... just
>>> Options ExecCGI
>>>
>>>  If you really want to use brute force, this will work:
>>>
>>> <Directory /usr/home/xxxx/public_html/cgi-bin>
>>> Options All
>>> AllowOverride All
>>> order allow,deny
>>> allow from all
>>> </Directory>
>>>
>>>  You may want to try this, restart apache, test. If it works,
>>> then change the Options line from Options All to Options
>>> ExecCGI. Restart apache, test again.
>>>
>>>  Good luck!
>>>
>>> Gerry-
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