[rrd-users] Re: rrdtool and 14all.cgi problem

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

Serge Maandag wrote:

> The mrtg config file usually holds your snmp passwords. You don't want
> those to be publicly readable.

Naturally these files shouldn't be readable at all using the
web server.  No users should be allowed on the web server.

> As an alternative you might want to use SUID (Set User ID) on the cgi
> file.

If user rights are a problem, chances are SUID is virtually impossible.

Please move this discussion off the RRDtool list.
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