Copyright © 2003-2008 by Marc Balmer. All rights reserved.
OpenBSD some time ago changed the mode of operation for the Apache webserver from the normal non-chrooted operation to chrooted operation. This enhances the security of the server on which Apache is run but it imposes a few challenges to the system administrator.
In this article I will discuss selected aspects of running a chrooted HTTP daemon and present strategies on how to set up a chrooted environment for more complex applications like database access or using CGI-scripts.
(First published on April 6, 2003, revised on March 20, 2004, converted to HTML for online publishing on December 21, 2007.)
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