Re: [users@httpd] <Directory dir >

LDB <thesource@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:19:53 -0400

Boyle Owen wrote:

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From: LDB [mailto:thesource@xxxxxxxxxxx] 

...

<Directory "/srv/www/mediawiki/">
        Options FollowSymLinks
</Directory>

...

[Fri Jul 28 07:21:26 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 

Symbolic link not allowed 

or link target not accessible: /srv/www/mediawiki

The Options directive applies to files *inside* /srv/www/mediawiki/. It
doesn't apply to /srv/www/mediawiki/ itself.

You can make a wider directory container and set it there - does that
work?
eg:

<Directory /srv/www>
  Options FollowSymLinks
</Directory>

BTW, if you do this, beware that another Options directive in
/srv/www/mediawiki/ will over-write this...

Rgds,
Owen Boyle

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Is there any way to override the settings at this point?

Thanks,

LDB

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Thanks Boyle ..

It works like the following,

DocumentRoot "/srv/www/mediawiki"

#
# Configure the DocumentRoot
#
<Directory "/srv/www">
        # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
        # or any combination of:
        #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
        #
        # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
        # doesn't give it to you.
        #
        # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
        # http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/mod/core.html#options
        # for more information.
        Options FollowSymLinks
        # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
        # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
        #   Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
        AllowOverride None
        # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
</Directory>

But what are the security ramifications of doing it this way that you recognize?

Thanks,

LDB

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