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Date:      Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:55:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Klaus-Peter Cintius <cintius@citde.net>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   ports/40121: standard Apache port creates sbin link
Message-ID:  <200207021655.g62GtDqm003190@www.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         40121
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       standard Apache port creates sbin link
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jul 02 14:20:08 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Klaus-Peter Cintius
>Release:        4.5-RELEASE
>Organization:
CITDE.NET Internet GmbH
>Environment:
FreeBSD qgate.XXX 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0      
>Description:
The standard apache port installation seems to leave a link
in the Apache data directory sbin -> /usr/local/sbin

This seems to be unnecessary and gives people from the outside
access to inside system data that they should not have.

bash-2.05a# pkg_info|grep apa
apache+ipv6-1.3.22_5 The extremely popular Apache http server.  Very fast, very
apache+ssl-1.3.12.1.40 Apache-SSL: Apache secure webserver integrating OpenSSL
apache-1.3.22_7     The extremely popular Apache http server.  Very fast, very
mod_gzip-1.3.19.1a  Apache module that provides on-the fly gzipping for capable


>How-To-Repeat:
install the port
>Fix:
rm /usr/local/www/data/sbin
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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