----- Original Message -----
> > <DevilsAdvocate>
> > What would it do when the file already exists and is owned by root?
> > :)
> > </DevilsAdvocate>
> >
> > It is hard to distinguish between "file owned by root, but we
> > should
> > append to it" and "file owned by root and the admin made a mistake
> > in
> > the conf file". The former is the usual case when starting a server
> > with pre-existing log files, the latter is the case you are trying
> > to
> > avoid.
> >
> True. However, assuming that when Apache terminates, the owner of the
> error log is set to be ${APACHE_RUN_USER}, then the problem of not
> being able to access the file manifests only on the first run.
> <SillyIdea>
> Dear httpd admin, the ${ErrorLog} file can be opened only by root.
> Wanna continue?
> If yes, raise privileges this time only. There's not going to be a
> next time.To repeat this again, just in case: Privileges can only ever be *dropped* Privileges can *never* be raised. This is by design. > </SillyIdea> > > All in all, I see your point. It's more of a maintenance issue. > > Thanks for the answers, > Silviu > > Cheers > > > > Tom > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server > > Project. > > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > " from the digest: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server > Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > " from the digest: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Igor Galić Tel: +43 (0) 664 886 22 883 Mail: [email protected] URL: http://brainsware.org/ GPG: 6880 4155 74BD FD7C B515 2EA5 4B1D 9E08 A097 C9AE --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] " from the digest: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
