I don't think it's integrated too tightly into the code:
...
But then again, this is apache1.3 not apache2. The first box I looked
at was debian w/ user www-data running apache2. Perhaps it's
something in the newer version? That seems unlike the apache software
foundation, or any good unix daemon, for that matter.
I managed to find my notes, stored in my apache 1.3 config file
from Debian Woody from late 2005 / early 2006.
# ALAN - This HAS to be www-data:www-data because suexec is
# hard-coded to use the www-data user (it has a -D username
# option, but I don't know how to configure apache to use it).
# If these two options are changed, then CGI scripts will
# not run.
User www-data
Group www-data
So this is really more of a problem with Debian's apache package,
rather than apache itself. In order to run as a different user,
I would have had to recompile apache and/or suexec. I would much
rather stick with the pre-built packages.
Alan
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