[NTLUG:Discuss] named virtual server question

[Alton Pouncey]

Bobby Wrenn wrote:
> 
> I am trying to host a domain for a friend. I currently have several
> virtuals set up and running in my /home/httpd directory tree. I want to
> be able to let my friend upload his pages so I set his document root to
> /home/username/public_html. I put his docs in this directory and get the
> following error when I try to browse.
> 
> You don't have permission to access / on this server.
> 
> I have checked ownership and permissions and find nothing unusual.
> 
> I have only changed the setting in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. What
> config file am I missing.
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I ran into this when setting up a virtual host on my system for my
father in-law.  Make sure:

A) /home/username has permissions set to at least 744 
B) /home/username has similar permissions to (A)
C) that the server can read ~username/public_html.  There is a section
in the httpd.conf that has an example for a site where home directories
are restricted to read-only.  Make sure to set the options correctly in
that section or /home/*/public_html won't be readable

Checking those 3 things fixed the problem for me.  The httpd.conf file
should be the only one you need to edit.
 	
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