[suPHP] Best configuration for virtual users

[Sebastian Marsching]

Hi Jorge,

Jorge Bastos schrieb:
> Any ideia what can i do here Sebastian?

I have not tested it, but basically suPHP should also work if there is 
only a UID and GID. To use a numeric UID / GID in the Apache 
configuration write

suPHP_UserGroup #100 #200

for UID 100 and GID 200 in this example.

If it does not work, it should be relatively easy to identify the code 
sections that cause problems and change them.

Although I am not familiar with proFTPd, I still think that using 
nsswitch.conf should also work: If proFTPd uses the database for 
authentication, it should not be bothered by the changes to 
nsswitch.conf as it probably does not use glibc() to resolve the 
usernames. Other programs like suPHP could still resolve the usernames / 
UIDs using glibc and the nsswitch.conf. If there is no NSS plugin for 
your database, you could mirror the user information to an LDAP 
directory using a trigger in the database and use this LDAP directory 
for name resolution.

I think that there a plenty of ways to get what you want. You just have 
to decide which way is the best for your needs and your environment.

Regards
Sebastian