Re^2: Can a Perl script modify .htaccess

So after a lot of testing, and playing I finally got the correct code. However in the end the changes I make only get saved if someone other than root owns .htaccess

Not sure whether this follow up question belongs here in the replies or in a new question, but what would be the safest ownership of .htaccess so that I can change it from Perl scripts run via CGI?

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Re^3: Can a Perl script modify .htaccess [OT] and perms by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 23, 2019 at 08:14 UTC
Assuming that you have exhausted all the other, safer means of achieving the same goal then in your place I might: Ensure `AllowOverride` is set to the smallest list feasible Create a user and group specifically for this task Ensure that only the files to be modified are owned by this user with tight perms (0644 should be easily lax enough) Set up suEXEC for just the one script to be run by this user/group Have an already-written contingency plan for when this system is broken into.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: Can a Perl script modify .htaccess [OT] and perms
by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 23, 2019 at 08:14 UTC

Assuming that you have exhausted all the other, safer means of achieving the same goal then in your place I might:

Ensure AllowOverride is set to the smallest list feasible
Create a user and group specifically for this task
Ensure that only the files to be modified are owned by this user with tight perms (0644 should be easily lax enough)
Set up suEXEC for just the one script to be run by this user/group
Have an already-written contingency plan for when this system is broken into.

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