This is 3rd and the final installment for Apache Chroot Jail for CentOS / RHEL series. Once Apache is configured with mod_chroot, you may need to test and debug problems. This article will provide a few troubleshooting tips.
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In this second part you will learn about creating user accounts, SKEL directory and virtual hosting configuration under chrooted Apache jail.
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A chroot on Red Hat / CentOS / Fedora Linux operating changes the apparent disk root directory for the Apache process and its children. Once this is done attacker or other php / perl / python scripts cannot access or name files outside that directory. This is called a “chroot jail” for Apache. You should never ever run a web server without jail. There should be privilege separation between web server and rest of the system.
In this exclusive series, you will learn more about:
- Securing an Apache 2 web server under Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS Linux using mod_chroot
- Virtual hosting configuration
- Troubleshooting Chrooted Apache jail problem.
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