/home/httpd/html is having read and ex for all. the files therein index.html etc are havingn read for all. regarding httpd.conf file i am having both the entries.(comments removed) <Directory /> Options FollowSymlinks AllowOverride AuthConfig FileInfo Indexes Limit Options </Directory> <Directory "/home/httpd/html"> Options Includes Indexes FollowSymlinks AllowOverride AuthConfig FileInfo Indexes Limit Options Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> in /var/log/httpd/error_log i am getting following entry: [Mon Jul 24 19:28:53 2000] [error] [client 164.164.58.187] client denied by server configuration: /home/httpd/html regards. surinder DEMERRE DIETER wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: surinder singh [mailto:surindersingh@bflsoftware.com] > > Subject: httpd acess problem > ... > > my httpd on redhat6.2 is giving following error to browser. > ... > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access / on this server. > > Apache/1.3.12 Server at 164.164.58.187 Port 80 > > > > in httpd.conf: > > DocumentRoot "/home/httpd/html" > > and this directory is having read permission for all > ^^^^ > > Try setting execute permission for the DIRECTORY. otherwise > your server cannot switch to /home/httpd/html when executing > > also include in the configuration: > > - -----snip---- end of exerpt--------------------------------- > <Directory /home/httpd/html> > Options None > AllowOverride None > order allow,deny > allow from all > </Directory> > - -----snip---- end of exerpt--------------------------------- > > this is because you probably also have a part > > <Directory /> > Options None > AllowOverride None > </Directory> > > which implicitely defines "order deny" > > furthermore try checking out /var/log/httpd/error_log > > good luck ! > > ******* Groetjes vanwege ***** Greetings From ******* > Dieter Demerre - http://www.angelfire.com/de/ddemerre > ddemerre@acm.org - ext.dieter.demerre@siemens.be > > Although this private and confidential e-mail has been sent > to you through a personal Siemens account, it does NOT > represent any official opinion of Siemens. > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail and > have received it in error, please notify the sender by > replying with 'received in error' as the subject and then > delete it from your mailbox. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> > > iQA/AwUBOX669glG34XnM6kpEQKmbwCgsdKSzsKFaLbwDUds+UJexQ7katcAoPa/ > tB/zUWrkcZhgh4YpaaQIShgg > =B9Bk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu