Thanks Mark for quick response, I'm using: Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Release: 10 My web-page is working perfectly on Apache 2.2 (gentoo) I tried it Debian 2.4 on a new box and I have this problem. I don't know what else to try. On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 4:50 PM Mark Brodis <mabrodis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Are you perhaps using httpd on Linux and if so is it a Linux version with selinux? > > If that's your scenario, take a look at this, with selinux the file permissions are only half the story, you have to categorize data in other directories by setting the type. I just had to do this, was a bit of a learning curve. > > This was helpful for me: > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/selinux_users_and_administrators_guide/sect-managing_confined_services-the_apache_http_server-configuration_examples > > Obviously if you're not on something with selinux then this wouldn't apply. :) > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 4:11 PM syscon edm <syscon780@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> After installing apache 2.4 I can not access server subdirectory: >> server/admin/index.html >> >> Forbiden >> You don't have permission to access /admin/index.html on this server >> >> I can access index.html in a directory below /admin (server/index.html) >> but not the server/admin/index.html >> >> I even change the permission on the index file: >> -rwxrwxrwx 1 apache apache 428 Oct 28 16:44 index.html >> >> I removed .htaccess from server/admin (it doesn't help) >> >> In apache.conf >> >> <Directory /> >> Options FollowSymLinks >> AllowOverride None >> Require all denied >> </Directory> >> >> <Directory /usr/share> >> AllowOverride None >> Require all granted >> </Directory> >> >> <Directory /var/www/> >> Options FollowSymLinks >> AllowOverride All >> Require all granted >> </Directory> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx