Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > (Apologies if this has already been mentioned) > Another (maybe less intrusive, although slightly less efficient) option > is to install the BackupPC_Admin CGI as setuid so that it runs as user > backuppc (this is how I run BackupPC-2.1.2-r1). This does not require a > different instance of apache, nor it requires to use mod_perl. It does, > however, require USE=perlsuid, but this is already supported by gentoo.
Yes, I am aware of that. The BackupPC ebuild should support either way, as there is a speedup of about 15x (according to the BackupPC author) when running the webserver as user backuppc. There should be a USE variable controlling this. Also, it is wise to not put backuppc on the same instance of apache so that it can run on a non-standard port. The ebuild by default would not install any password control to backuppc, and so the web interface would be open. -- Randy Barlow http://electronsweatshop.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
