# Virtualmin  su\_exec suse 11.1

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291>\
**Category:** Virtualmin\
**Created:** [June 13, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291 "2009-06-13T16:39:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![danlcarr](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@danlcarr](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/danlcarr)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291/1 "2009-06-13T16:39:39Z")

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Hi,  
how do i tell Virtualmin to use /srv/www for su\_exec not /home?  
using opensuse 11.1

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Eric](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291/2 "2009-06-13T16:44:10Z")

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Which version of Virtualmin are you using, the Pro or GPL?

And did you install with the install.sh script?

How to change this depends on the above 😉  
-Eric

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**Author:** ![danlcarr](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@danlcarr](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/danlcarr)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291/3 "2009-06-13T18:03:40Z")

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webmin-1.470-1.noarch.rpm

wbm-virtual-server-3.69.gpl-1.noarch.rpm

wbt-virtual-server-theme-7.1-1.noarch.rpm

and i used the manual installation guide

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Eric](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291/4 "2009-06-13T19:26:37Z")

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Okay, so suexec comes precompiled to use a given directory. Your distro’s version of Apache uses one thing, and Virtualmin’s is compiled for /home.

So if you’re using Virtualmin’s Apache version, your options are:

1. Switch back to the Apache provided by your distro

2. Recompile suexec to use your preferred directory

3. Disable suexec altogether (in System Settings -\> Server Templates -\> Default -\> Apache Website)

Further, if you want to use something other than /home, you’d also have to change some paths within Virtualmin, such as in System Settings -\> Module Config -\> Defaults for new domains, where it’s see to /home by default.

If you aren’t tied to it for some reason, using /home may be quite a bit simpler 🙂  
-Eric

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/virtualmin-su-exec-suse-11-1/33291/5 "2020-04-30T05:46:13Z")

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Closed on April 30, 2020, 5:46am UTC