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Old 10-02-2006, 10:29 PM  
GrouchyAdmin
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Originally Posted by Pointless
that could result in erasing the root folder if permissions on the box are set to 777 at a root level
As I noted above, when I was with WebAir, the apache server ran as a different user than my login.

So, if public_html = 771 robv:robv and apache runs at nobody, or www, it can read any subdirectories and files, just not stat to do a directory listing.

1 != 7
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