[linux-help] Re: Apache/1.3.9 Server help

[mjacobs <mjacobs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Clint, the problem was the world permissions on the "home/dad"
directory.

"Clint A. Brubakken" wrote:

> make sure you are accessing it as url.org/~dad
> and that /home/dad and /home/dad/public_html are both world executable
> (otherwise the webserver, can't change to it to server the files)
>
> also make sure either /home/dad/public_html/index.html exists of
> /home/dad/public_html/ is world readable
>
> mjacobs wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to setup userdirs e.g. /home/xxxx/public_html access on my
> > linux box.
> > when ever i try to access it url.org~dad I get the Forbidden message in
> > the browser.
> > I can't find any more of TFM to read so If any one has an idea please
> > let me know.
> >
> > Permissions (dir/files) are set the same as the page that does work so I
> > must need to change another setting.
> > thanks
> > Mark
> >
> > BROWSER output:
> > Forbidden
> >
> > You don't have permission to access /~dad on this server.
> > Apache/1.3.9 Server at hal_1.hal9280.org Port 80
> >
> > httpd.conf:
> > #
> > # UserDir: The name of the directory which is appended onto a user's
> > home
> > # directory if a ~user request is received.
> > #
> > UserDir public_html
> > UserDir disabled root
> > UserDir enabled dad bert matt
> > #
> > # Control access to UserDir directories.  The following is an example
> > # for a site where these directories are restricted to read-only.
> > #
> >
> > <Directory /home/*/public_html>
> > #    AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
> > #    Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
> > #    <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
> >         Order allow,deny
> >         Allow from all
> > #    </Limit>
> > #    <Limit PUT DELETE PATCH PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
> > #        Order deny,allow
> > #        Deny from all
> > #    </Limit>
> > </Directory>
> >
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> Clint Brubakken
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> President Air Capital Linux Users Group
> Wichita, KS
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