Re: [users@httpd] mod_md questions

2022-02-27 Thread Gillis J. de Nijs
It does mention it, but I agree it's not too straightforward. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_md.html says (emphasis mine): "If Let's Encrypt can verify the ownership of the domain, the module will retrieve the certificate and its chain, store it in the local file system (see MDStore

Re: [users@httpd] Is a home directory for the httpd user safe?

2022-02-27 Thread Stormy
On 2022-02-27 10:31 a.m., Tom Browder wrote: On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 09:11 Jeroen Verhoeckx wrote: Why do you need a predefined user with a writeable home directory? Because that user executes the server loop behind the reverse proxy. The program running that server uses the Raku programmin

Re: [users@httpd] Is a home directory for the httpd user safe?

2022-02-27 Thread Paul
On 2022-02-27 8:39 a.m., Tom Browder wrote: Your query is probably too vague for a helpful response. What system are you using? What FAQs and documents have you read? What specific details are unclear? In order to run a service behind my reverse proxy I need to have a defined user with som

[users@httpd] mod_md questions

2022-02-27 Thread Dan Mahoney (Gushi)
Hey there, Does mod_md require periodic "apachectl graceful" to be added to cron? The github site mentions this requirement, but the apache.org docs do not. -Dan -- Dan Mahoney Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC FB: fb.com/DanielMahoneyIV LI: linkedin.

Re: [users@httpd] Is a home directory for the httpd user safe?

2022-02-27 Thread Tom Browder
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 09:11 Jeroen Verhoeckx wrote: > Why do you need a predefined user with a writeable home directory? Because that user executes the server loop behind the reverse proxy. The program running that server uses the Raku programming language which needs some default settings to

Re: [users@httpd] Is a home directory for the httpd user safe?

2022-02-27 Thread Jeroen Verhoeckx
Why do you need a predefined user with a writeable home directory? I have one, but I only use it to log in the system with ssh. You can save all configuration in the directory '/etc/httpd/conf.d' (on RHEL). - Jeroen Support the independe

[users@httpd] Is a home directory for the httpd user safe?

2022-02-27 Thread Tom Browder
In order to run a service behind my reverse proxy I need to have a defined user with some kind of writeable home directory. The easy choice to get started is to create a /home/apache directory for my apache user. Is that safe or should I do something else? I do have my systemd service file worki