Apache2 directory listing problem F16

[Mark Haney]

On 07/27/2012 01:22 PM, David Quigley wrote:
> On 07/27/2012 12:46, Tim wrote:
>> On Fri, 2012-07-27 at 11:55 -0400, Mark Haney wrote:
>>> The problem is, no matter what I do, I get an access denied error. By
>>> default apache2 has INDEXES enabled for DOCROOT, but to be on the safe
>>> side I added a new directory directive for <DOCROOT/pics> and set
>>> INDEXES.  Still nothing.
>>
>> Is your access denied error just for trying to view an index, or does it
>> happen when trying to view anything?

It happens when I try to view anything.
>>
>> Did you set that directive /after/ any opposing rules, were set?  And is
>> your filepath inside the usual docroot, or outside of it?  (It goes
>> inside <Directory> clauses.)
>>
>> The files, and all the directories back to the Linux /, all need to be
>> world-readable, and the directories also need to be world executable.
>>
>> e.g. /var/
>>      /var/www/
>>      /var/www/html/
>>      /var/www/html/whatever-else/
>>
>> All need to have at least -------r-x directory permissions, and
>> -------r-- file permissions.

This is okay.

>>
>> --
>> [tim at localhost ~]$ uname -r
>> 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686
>>
>> Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored.  I
>> read messages from the public lists.
>
> If he is serving from an unusual path he should use the semanage

The Apache2 setup is the default setup.  DOCROOT is /var/www/html and I 
simply added a new directory /var/www/html/pics to it.  I tinkered with 
setting a new DIRECTORY  directive with the new directory and +Indexes, 
allow from all just to see if it worked.

Everything I've tried seems to end up with an SELinux error.  I've got 
it disabled now, but haven't rebooted to see if that fixes it.  It's 
strange, the troubleshooter offers a couple of commands to set SELinux 
correctly for what I want, but it still chokes on it.



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Mark Haney
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