diff --git a/files/etc/arednsysupgrade.conf b/files/etc/arednsysupgrade.conf
index f1f0b8e9..cc115a7b 100644
--- a/files/etc/arednsysupgrade.conf
+++ b/files/etc/arednsysupgrade.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 /etc/firewall.user
 /etc/group
 /etc/hosts
-/etc/httpd.conf
 /etc/gridsquare
 /etc/latlon
 /etc/local/services
diff --git a/files/etc/httpd.conf b/files/etc/httpd.conf
index 78df3541..9124a08c 100644
--- a/files/etc/httpd.conf
+++ b/files/etc/httpd.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/cgi-bin/setup:root:hsmm
-/cgi-bin/ports:root:hsmm
-/cgi-bin/admin:root:hsmm
-/cgi-bin/vpn:root:hsmm
-/cgi-bin/vpnc:root:hsmm
-/cgi-bin/supporttool:root:hsmm
+/cgi-bin/setup:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/ports:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/admin:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/vpn:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/vpnc:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/supporttool:root:$p$root
diff --git a/files/etc/uci-defaults/40_aredn_migrate-httpdconf b/files/etc/uci-defaults/40_aredn_migrate-httpdconf
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7aa6b2df..1040ac38
--- a/files/etc/uci-defaults/40_aredn_migrate-httpdconf
+++ b/files/etc/uci-defaults/40_aredn_migrate-httpdconf
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-IFS="
-"
-
-addedpaths="/cgi-bin/vpn
-/cgi-bin/vpnc
-/cgi-bin/supporttool
-"
-
-currentpwd=$(grep "/cgi-bin/setup" /etc/httpd.conf |cut -d ':' -f 3)
-
-for protectedpath in $addedpaths
-do
-    if grep -q "$protectedpath" "/etc/httpd.conf"; then
-        continue
-    fi
-    echo "$protectedpath:root:$currentpwd" >> /etc/httpd.conf
-done
-
+cat > /etc/httpd.conf <<'EOF'
+/cgi-bin/setup:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/ports:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/admin:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/vpn:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/vpnc:root:$p$root
+/cgi-bin/supporttool:root:$p$root
+EOF
diff --git a/files/usr/local/bin/setpasswd b/files/usr/local/bin/setpasswd
index 42979c07..1bc3be70 100755
--- a/files/usr/local/bin/setpasswd
+++ b/files/usr/local/bin/setpasswd
@@ -47,13 +47,4 @@ $pw2 = $pw;
 $pw2 =~ s/'/'\\''/g;
 system "{ echo '$pw2'; sleep 1; echo '$pw2'; } | passwd > /dev/null\n";
 
-@web = `cat /etc/httpd.conf`;
-open(FILE, ">/etc/httpd.conf") or die;
-foreach(@web)
-{
-    s/^(.*:root:)(.*)$/$1$pw/;
-    print FILE $_;
-}
-close(FILE);
-
 print STDERR "passwords changed.\n";