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| -rw-r--r-- | cgitrc.5.txt | 11 | |
| -rw-r--r-- | custom/cgitrc | 4 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt index c795425..ac33d6d 100644 --- a/cgitrc.5.txt +++ b/cgitrc.5.txt @@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ cache-repo-ttl:: cache-root:: Path used to store the cgit cache entries. Default value: - "/var/cache/cgit". See also: "MACRO EXPANSION". + "/var/cache/cgit". See also: "MACRO EXPANSION" and the note on + ownership under "CACHE". cache-root-ttl:: Number which specifies the time-to-live, in minutes, for the cached @@ -840,6 +841,14 @@ will be cached indefinitely, even if the underlying git repository changes. Conversely, when a ttl value is zero, the cache is disabled for that particular page type, and the page type is never cached. +The cache directory holds one file per slot plus transient lock files, all +created by cgit itself. Create the directory ahead of time, owned by the +account the web server runs cgit as, with mode 0700. cgit creates its files +by name without guarding against links planted beside them, so a directory +other accounts can write to would let those accounts redirect the writes. +A directory other accounts can read exposes every cached page along with +the URLs visitors asked for. + SIGNATURES ---------- diff --git a/custom/cgitrc b/custom/cgitrc index 4b0b4ac..c284aca 100644 --- a/custom/cgitrc +++ b/custom/cgitrc @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ cache-size=0 # Directory used to store cgit cache entries. Value is a filesystem path that -# may use macros. Default is /var/cache/cgit. +# may use macros. Default is /var/cache/cgit. The directory must be owned by +# the account the web server runs cgit as, with mode 0700, since the cache +# holds every rendered page and the URLs visitors asked for. #cache-root=/var/cache/cgit # Minutes to cache the repository index page. Value is an integer number of |