That directory / deny will cause your 403 error, as well it should. I wouldn't remove it. If you want localhost to work, make sure the Directory block for /srv/www/htdocs/ you have is in the first virtualhost you have configured, as this is the virtualhost that apache will fall back on by default if it doesn't find one for localhost (which it shouldn't unless you have one called 'localhost') -Tony --------------------------- Manager, IT Operations Format Dynamics, Inc. 303-573-1800x27 abiacco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.formatdynamics.com -----Original Message----- From: James Pifer [mailto:jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:55 PM To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [client 127.0.0.1] client denied byserverconfiguration: /srv/www/htdocs/ On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 14:49 -0700, Anthony J. Biacco wrote: > Hmm..do you have a <Directory /> block that's maybe denying it, or lack > of one? Ok, found this in the main httpd.conf. The virtual servers are all includes. So is it "safe" to comment this out? # forbid access to the entire filesystem by default <Directory /> Options None AllowOverride None Order deny,allow Deny from all </Directory> James --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx