On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:10:44PM -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> But in the interim (without sharing my httpd.conf stuff with all
> and sundry)  are there other ways (besides incorrectly configured
> wikis) that apache can rewrite static content that incompetents
> like myself should be aware of?

Any web executable with a security hole can write wherever apache
has the rights.

> Are there any issues with setting static content to root ownership
> ( or perhaps to user "foo" ownership ), read only, as long as 
> apache can still read it?

A more secure system.
You could set static content to be owned by keithl or any-uid-not-apache
with the same effect.  On my system I prefer to use michael.  Vanity...

-- 
      Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon  
    Be appropriate && Follow your curiosity
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A:      One and a half.

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