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Modified: htdocs/manual/mod core.html mod_proxy.html Log: Submitted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reviewed by: Brian Tweak to add some x-references. Revision Changes Path 1.124 +4 -1 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html Index: core.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html,v retrieving revision 1.123 retrieving revision 1.124 diff -u -r1.123 -r1.124 --- core.html 1998/06/08 16:25:36 1.123 +++ core.html 1998/06/16 02:11:30 1.124 @@ -2794,7 +2794,10 @@ similarly, the user should not be able to execute code which is not meant for httpd requests. It is recommended that you set up a new user and group specifically for running the server. Some admins use user -<CODE>nobody</CODE>, but this is not always possible or desirable.<P> +<CODE>nobody</CODE>, but this is not always possible or desirable. +For example mod_proxy's cache, when enabled, must be accessible to this user +(see the <A href="mod_proxy.html#cacheroot"><CODE>CacheRoot</CODE></a> +directive</a>).<P> Notes: If you start the server as a non-root user, it will fail to change to the lesser privileged user, and will instead continue to run as 1.40 +2 -1 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html Index: mod_proxy.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html,v retrieving revision 1.39 retrieving revision 1.40 diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40 --- mod_proxy.html 1998/06/08 19:05:15 1.39 +++ mod_proxy.html 1998/06/16 02:11:31 1.40 @@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ Apache 1.1 and later.<P> Sets the name of the directory to contain cache files; this must be -writable by the httpd server.<BR> +writable by the httpd server. +(see the <A href="core.html#user"><CODE>User</CODE></a> directive</a>).<BR> Setting <CODE>CacheRoot</CODE> enables proxy cacheing; without defining a <CODE>CacheRoot</CODE>, proxy functionality will be available if <CODE>ProxyRequests</CODE> are set to <CODE>On</CODE>, but no