Re: Apache startup error (Apache Users)

On 31 October 2011 15:28, Nick Riesland <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,

I'm getting this error in the Event Viewer when I try to start Apache2.2

+ System

- Provider

[ Name] Apache Service

- EventID 3299

[ Qualifiers] 0

Level 2

Task 0

Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2011-10-31T14:09:18.000000000Z

EventRecordID 945

Channel Application

Computer win-2008-64-2-0

Security

- EventData

The Apache service named

reported the following error: >>>

Syntax error on line 47 of C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/conf/extra/httpd-dav.conf:

Line 47 is in Red in the following snippet.    Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128

<Directory "C:/deployr/repository">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
#    Allow from all        this works but leaves a huge security hole
    Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "DeployR File Repository"
    AuthUserFile "C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/user.passwd"

        <LimitExcept GET OPTIONS>
                Require user deployr
        </LimitExcept>

    </Directory>

Windows version: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Apache version:     2.2

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nick Riesland