* Tim Johnson <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [100807 17:10]: > I'm using apache2 on ubuntu 10.04. > Some CGI applications on my own desktop are no long working. > The error message stored in the logfile will be something like this: > """ > (2)No such file or directory: Could not open password file: > /usr/local/apache/passwords > File does not exist: /home/http/error_pages > """ > > This started happening after I enabled mode_rewrite for apache. > some CGI applications with the same permissions and ownership > as those generating errors are working. > It should also be noted that the ownership and permissions of > the directories of the files that work are the same as that of > the directories of the files that *do not* workd. > > Most likely this is the result of the mode_rewrite mods. > Please advise. Upon reflection, the best advice is to not leave .htaccess file lying about which could then be activated by the AllowOverride directions <blush> cheers -- Tim tim at johnsons-web.com or akwebsoft.com http://www.akwebsoft.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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