Hi,
I have had a similar problem. You need to make sure that the
"/home/username" folder, has the "sticky bit" option enabled. I usually set
this, using the program "mc" (Midnight Commander).
If that doesn't work, let me know, and I might have some more suggestions.
HTH,
Thomas Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Slade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mandrake newbie list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 2:29 AM
Subject: [newbie] Can't access /~username
>
> This is driving me nuts...
>
> bunyip.apna.org.au is accessable just fine, but attempts to go to
> bunyip.apana.org.au/~username fail:
>
> ----------------------------Error 403
> Forbidden
>
> You don't have permission to access /~rosco/index.html on this server.
>
> Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.19 Server at bunyip.apana.org.au Port 80
> ----------------------------
>
>
> Directory/filename permissions are correct:
>
> ---------------
> drwxr-xr-x 10 rosco users 4096 Jun 17 18:06 public_html/
> -----------
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rosco users 591 Feb 26 23:11
contact_thanks.html
> drwxr-xr-x 2 rosco users 4096 Aug 19 2000 funny/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rosco users 2350 Jun 17 18:06 index.html
> --------------
>
>
> ------------commonhttpd.conf
> <IfModule mod_userdir.c>
> UserDir public_html
> </IfModule>
>
> <Directory /home/*/public_html>
> AllowOverride All
> Options MultiViews Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
> -------------
>
> Ideas please??
>
> -Ross
>
> --
> <http://bunyip.apana.org.au> [ICQ No.9391313]
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>
> Never let someone who says it cannot be done interrupt the person who is
> doing it.
>
>
>
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