Any directory apache writes to, must be 777 (world-writable), since anyone in the world may be running the script. You could run apache with suexec. Place the script in /home/user/public_html/cgi-bin, then apache will run with the permissions of the owner of that home directory (usually 700). So how about making a user called 'backup' and run the script out of backup's homedir's cgi-bin? Then the httpd daemon will be able to make directories in backup's homedir.

If you want to make a new directory, completely owned by apache, you have to be root, then su to apache, then make the directory. Sudo may be able to do this, but it sounds risky if running thru cgi. Your best bet is to use "suexec". If you don't know how suexec works, just google for it. It comes with apache, and if it is found in the path when apache starts, it will automatically be enabled, and anything run in a home directory's public_html, will be run as "user::users", instead of "nobody::nogroup" (or other lowest permissions).

Most people who want to do something like this, would not use cgi, and would use SSH instead, which would be much more secure.

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In reply to Re: Permissions for a cgi script by zentara
in thread Permissions for a cgi script by ghenry

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