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I am trying to set up mod_fcgid on my server. Part of the requirement is that Apache needs to create a socket file for mod_fcgid.
I specified the folder for Apache to write the socket data to:
/var/lock/apache2/fcgid
I then specified this file in my fcgid.conf file as follows:
SocketPath /var/lock/apache2/fcgid/sock
I then changed the owner of the folder to www-data (the apache user) and gave the onwer full permissions to the folder and its contents.
I was able to run my test fcgi app then.
When I rebooted the machine, I found that ownership of /var/lock/apache2/fcgid has been reset to root, and with permission reset to 700
I have the following questions:
Is there something specific about the /var/lock folder? - why is the permissions being reset after a reboot?
Should I move my socket file to another location (in case root automatically takes ownership of contents in this folder for security reasons?)
I am running Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS 64 bit
@gravity: were you having a guess?. I tried what you recommended (i.e. changing the folder containing the socket file), the fastcgi app worked, then when I rebooted the machine, the file permissions were reset back to root again - same as before. – oompahloompah – 2011-02-12T17:16:23.547
@oompah: I wasn't having a guess; I was suggesting to use a more proper location than
/var/lock
(which usually only contains lockfiles). – user1686 – 2011-02-12T18:09:57.030Thanks for the suggestion. However, after using the "best practices" folder you recommended, the problem of root changing permissions remains. Do you know why that is? - as it is, I cannot current deply a fastcgi app on my server for this reason – oompahloompah – 2011-02-13T09:28:08.980