Subject: Apache Admin Server
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Dave Mays <st92lbwr@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/18/1996 18:07:58
Hey.  I did a cool thing, which doesn't specifically pertain to NetBSD, 
but I thought you all would be interested anyhow.

I set up a server with two webservers running on it on different ports.

One's on the traditional port, and another is on a "high-numbered" port.
The traditional one runs as nobody, for security, but the high-numbered 
one runs as root, with access.conf tight as a drum.

Both servers have a different root also.  What this allows me to do is 
write cgi applications to do things remotely on the machine.  Right now 
it's just set up to let me start and stop the regular webserver, but I 
imagine it could do more if I wanted it to.  An interesting concept that 
I stole right from Netscrape.  This is the way their Commerce Server and 
Communications Server operate.  They run a priveliged server and a 
regular one which you can control from the priv. one.  Anyhow, if 
anyone's interested in the deeper details, I'll be happy to answer questions.

Dave

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