Re: Apache Web Server question
On Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 08:08:14PM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 07:55:38PM -0700, Jay Kelly wrote:
> > Hello Group,
> > Im running apache and have /var/www as the root directory. I wanted
> > to add another folder so I added var/www/file and when I try to
> > access html from the directory I get access denied. I looked in
> > the apachpe error.log and see Permission denied: file permission deny
> > server access: /var/www/files/download.htm.
> >
> > So how do I add folders and set the permission to allow web access?
> > thanks Jay
>
> Directories must have read and execute permissions for user "www-data"
> (world read/execute if not owned by www-data or not with a www-data
> group's permissions). Files must be readable by www-data. CGI scripts
> must be executable by www-data.
>
> ...assuming your apache server is running as user www-data. This is the
> Debian default, YMMV.
>
> I'd try that first.
>
> eg:
>
> $ ls -ld /var/www
> drwxr-xr-x 7 root www-data 1024 May 30 00:38 /var/www
> ^ ^ ^^^^^^^^
>
> .../var/www is set group www-data and has read and execute permissions.
>
Should I be worried that my apache server is running under root.
When I do a ls -ld /var/www I get
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Jun 30 20:06 /var/www
And if so how can I can it???
Thanks Jay
>
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