SOLVED: (Re: [Techtalk] Web Server User)

[Raquel Rice]

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:56:08 -0700
Raquel Rice <raquel at thericehouse.net> wrote:

> Is there any reason that the user which Apache runs as
> (www-data/nobody) has a shell available to it?  I'm trying to get
> rid of some possible exploit areas.
> 
> -- 
> Raquel

I just found that this is/was the default with Debian and has been
reported as a bug.  Since I upgraded that server and another from
Debian Woody, I'll be checking them both.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=274229

Thanks for everyone's help!

-- 
Raquel
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