Paul Lussier Wrote:
> I have, in the protected directory, created a symlink to another
> directory,
> which is NFS automounted. This directory, since it is accessible to the
> world
> via NFS, must be protected using Unix permissions. However, there is
> stuff in
> this directory which I need accessible via the web. How do I make this
> symlink/subdirectory accessible to only a certain group of people via the
> web
> without compromising the Unix permissions on the real directory structure?
>
> I've though of copying the data, but that gets out of hand rather quickly,
> and
> tends to lead towards one of the 2 locations getting out of date, which is
> why
> I'd rather just follow a symlink to the location :)
>
[Lussier, Kenneth]
You already have the answer! You used htaccess/htpasswd to protect
the directory, so the symlinks are also protected (inherited rights and all
that). Now, in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf (under RH) in the <DIRECTORY>
section that you created, add the line
Options FollowSymLinks. That way, the whole directory is protected,
including the symlinks.
Kenny
Kenneth E. Lussier
FISC-RMS
"The best things (software) in life are FREE"
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