the httpd is running at the machine but browser is unable to get the access. The following error is displayed by browser. Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Apache/1.3.12 Server at 164.164.58.187 Port 80 I tried 'verify' option from gnome RPM and i am getting following error there. package: apache-1.3.12-2 file: /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf problem: md5,file size, modification time I feel uninstall and then install will solve the problem but can we do it without reinstalling httpd. Thanks in advnce. Surinder - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu