> >>following error in my error.log: Can't do setuid are you running under suexec? that is the only apache security mechanism i am aware of which restricts suid scripts/binaries. if you are there is no way around this, disable suexec.
> >Why don't you system() that perl script without the suid bit via sudo? icky. you would have to configure the user that apache runs as to have nopasswd permissions to sudo. not a good thought. > That's a thought, but will it work? It looks like apache isn't letting > me execute a setuid root program (suidperl) in the CGI. Since sudo is > setuid as well won't I have the same problem? and this, unless it's not an apache restriction but a kernel restriction on suid scripts. adam.
