[Eug-lug] Correct Apache User and Group for easy editing

[Martin Kelly]

Alright... . is a lot easier to type than :, so thanks.

Yep, I'm working on regular expressions... I can write simple ones at 
the moment. Do you know of a place that has exercises to test knowledge, 
because I think the best way to learn would be to practice and actually 
do it.

Allen Brown wrote:
> Martin Kelly wrote:
>> This looks like what I've been looking for. Your example includes 
>> several things I've never seen before though. Could you explain those 
>> portions in more detail?
>>
>> Specifically, I've never seen the -F switch to ls. Secondly, in:
>> chown kedwardk.kedwardk ed
>> Is there a difference between . and : in that? Would this have been 
>> equivalent?
>> chown kedwardk:kedwardk ed
> 
> I think they are equivalent.  I have a habit of using ".", perhaps
> dating to my days with HPUX and ksh.
> 
>> In the chmod, you did 2777... what does the 2 do that 777 doesn't? 
>> Then, in the drwxrwsrwx, what does the s mean?
> 
> The 2 is the set guid bit for the directory.  It is what does the
> magic.  777 is very open.  I didn't test whether I could close
> down that hole.  I suggest you experiment to see how much openness
> is still neede.
> 
>> I suppose my shell skills need a little working.
>>
>> Thanks :).
> 
> Bash is a powerful language.  With all the commands at
> its disposal it becomes very powerful.  But if there is one
> thing I would recommend that everyone learn, it is regular
> expressions.  The grep man page is a good place to start.