Bug 140355 - warn the user about not using a webserver group

r=gerv, justdave
parent d436d903
...@@ -1367,6 +1367,19 @@ Group3, since he isn't in Group4. ...@@ -1367,6 +1367,19 @@ Group3, since he isn't in Group4.
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When you run checksetup.pl, the script will attempt to modify various
permissions on files which Bugzilla uses. If you do not have a
webservergroup set in the localconfig file, then Bugzilla will have to
make certain files world readable and/or writable. <emphasis>THIS IS
INSECURE!</emphasis>. This means that anyone who can get access to
your system can do whatever they want to your Bugzilla installation.
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This also means that if your webserver runs all cgi scripts as the
same user/group, anyone on the system who can run cgi scripts will
be able to take control of your Bugzilla installation.
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On Apache, you can use .htaccess files to protect access On Apache, you can use .htaccess files to protect access
to these directories, as outlined in <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57161">Bug 57161</ulink> for the localconfig file, and <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65572"> Bug 65572</ulink> for adequate protection in your data/ and shadow/ directories. to these directories, as outlined in <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57161">Bug 57161</ulink> for the localconfig file, and <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65572"> Bug 65572</ulink> for adequate protection in your data/ and shadow/ directories.
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