[Pkg-dspam-misc] Bug#553498: Bug#553498: dspam-webfrontend: dir-or-file-in-var-www /var/www/dspam/admin.cgi and 6 others

[Manoj Srivastava]

On Sat, Oct 31 2009, Julien Valroff wrote:


> As dspam-webfrontend relies on apache2-suexec, which sets the document
> root to /var/www/, I fear there is nothing we can do about this for
> now.

        That is a serious bug in apache2-suexec, which is a blocking bug
 for you, yes.


> Furthermore, as per
> http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-programs.html#s-web-appl:
> "If access to the web document root is unavoidable then use /var/www
> as the Document Root."

        That is not yet policy, and is merely a draft proposal. You may
 not assume that /var/www is the document root under the official Debian
 policy and the FHS.

> I would hence think using /var/www for dspam-webfrontend is correct,
> what do you think of it?

        I think it is a serious bug, and you may not be able to upload
 your package unless this is fixed.

        manoj
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