Here's "cut and paste" from the error_log file: [Fri May 27 06:42:33 2005] [error] [client 66.92.146.208] (13)Permission denied: access to /~canderan denied That's all I'm getting ! -----Original Message----- From: Boyle Owen [mailto:Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:59 AM To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [users@httpd] access to user directories > -----Original Message----- > From: John Canderan [mailto:dcbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Freitag, 27. Mai 2005 12:50 > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [users@httpd] access to user directories > > > I've checked it quite a few times...........it just says "access > denied", that's all ...........nothing specific to go on ! Isn't it more like: "client denied by server configuration... etc"? Please cut'n'paste the *exact* line. Sorry to put you out, but the exact wording is important and can distinguish several possible causes. Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boyle Owen [mailto:Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:41 AM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [users@httpd] access to user directories > > You must've missed the line in David's original response: > > > Check the error_log, there should be a clearer message. > > So what does it say? > > Rgds, > Owen Boyle > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Canderan [mailto:dcbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Freitag, 27. Mai 2005 12:09 > > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: [users@httpd] access to user directories > > > > > > Davide, > > Thanks for your suggestions. > > However, I do have an index.html file in the public_html > > directory, and > > I'm quite sure that the permissions are set as they are > > supposed to be. > > > > I also do have the <Directory ... block that you suggested, as > > follows: > > <Directory /home/*/public_html> > > AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit > > Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec > > <Limit GET POST OPTIONS> > > Order allow,deny > > Allow from all > > </Limit> > > <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS> > > Order deny,allow > > Deny from all > > </LimitExcept> > > </Directory> > > > > Is there something wrong with this particular block? It's the one > > suggested for "read-only", by default. > > > > But, I still get the error as stated previously. > > > > I'm perplexed ! > > > > Hope someone can figure this out. > > > > Thanks again, > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Davide Bianchi [mailto:davide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:28 AM > > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [users@httpd] access to user directories > > > > John Canderan wrote: > > > However, I can not get it to deliver web pages for users. I am > > storing > > > the html pages at /home/<user>/public_html, and I am > quite sure that > > the > > > file permissions are set correctly. I have also set "UserDir > > > pubic_html" in httpd.conf. > > > > Plain text post only please, > > > > You should also have a <Directory /home/*/public_html> block > > detailing what you can and cannot do in there. 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