After using linuxconf / apache and trying to renter the web site the httpd.conf file has shrunk significantly, and I am forbidden, even as local host. Response is similar to: x-------------------------x Forbidden You don't have permision to access / on this server. and the apache error log shows this: [Sun Jun 4 00:40:55 2000] [error] [client 168.70.103.32] client denied by server configuration: /home/httpd/html x-------------------------x Following this advice from a deja newsgroup works: Edit /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf. If that file is empty (or missing) then edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. You'll see an area that says: <Directory /home/httpd/html> In that area, you should have: allow from all Apparently the conf program is inserting deny from all improperly. Another user on that thread reported (But I have not confirmed): (I am quoting) x---------------------------------x Yep, Linuxconf shipped with Rh6.2 is buggy. It destroys httpd.conf on many systems (altough i do not know what the "trigger factor" is for this bug) Search httpd.conf for "Files" and you will find the <Files ... ... ... > header which is SUPPOSED to look like this <Files ~ "^\.ht"> if it looks any other way, edit it, restart apache (FULL stop/start, not restart) and never use linuxconf again. (or atleast not until redhat has declared this a bug) Or use the "real" linuxconf and not Redhats bastardized version. x---------------------------------------x I have had the above problem happen on three new Apache servers. (All different machines with RH62 installs) Bruce Meyer
Is someone going to address this? This problem is causing no end of confused people in comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix.
I followed the above description but also found that linuxconf had inserted quotes into all the <Directory...> tags. Once I fixed them everything worked. jclements
Until it's verified that linuxconf will not trash httpd.conf, we're disabling the module.
Closing because we don't ship linuxconf anymore
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.