[ale] Apache driving me nuts

[Glenn C. Lasher Jr.]

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Dow Hurst wrote:

> First check to see what user the apache process "httpd" is running as. 

nobody

> If the directories it is serving are readable by that user then the
> ownerships are okay.  Check to see if the directories have execute
> permissions for that user in the served directory structure. 

owner=root, group=root, privs=drwxr-xr-x on dirs, -rw-r--r-- on other
files.  Now, the question that leaves me with is this:  It should be
readable to anybody, but is nobody anybody?

> You should
> look into running the httpd as nobody or a lesser user than root.  I
> know you should read up on .htaccess files since that could block the
> access, but, as far as I can remember, those should provide a password
> prompt, correct?  The authorization failed is a 401 response not 403. 
> Can you telnet to the http server?

Yes, of course.  If I couldn't, then my browser couldn't get there to get
a 403 error out of it.  I did try it for kicks and giggles, though, and I
get the same response (unrendered, of course) when I enter /.

> That will tell you if it is running. 

Yes, it is running.

> Can't help much more right now,
> I've got to get back to work.  Please post whatever you find.

Many thanks.
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