I was so close!
$ telnet localhost 80
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET /
(httpd returns the html code for the page)
</BODY></HTML>
Connection closed by foreign host.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: Can not get access to local www
> bunch of things:
>
> 1. it doesn't matter who you are logged in as. the web server daemon
> (httpd) takes requests from anyone, and accesses your file system as user
> nobody. (I think, can someone clarify this?) The 'packets' that it
receives
> do not include who you are.
>
> 2. in order for httpd to read the directory, you need execute rights on
the
> dir:
> # chmod a+x html/
> # ls -ld html/
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Feb 3 10:35 html/
>
> You need this on all the dirs from your VFS root (/) to your "document
root"
> (defaults to /home/httpd/html) so:
> # chmod a+x /home
> # chmod a+x /home/httpd
> # chmod a+x /home/httpd/html
>
> 3. > I use telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 80 as root
> port 80 is what httpd listens to, and again, it doesn't receive who you
are.
> try it again, and enter "get"+enter. httpd should spit back an error
> because I don't know what a valid get command is. but you'll get the
> picture.
>
> 4. >I have root dir as /home/httpd/html - when the message says I do not
> have
> permission to access "/" is that the file system root?
>
> No, that is the "document root"
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert D. Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: RedHat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 3:49 PM
> Subject: Can not get access to local www
>
>
> >
> >
> > Using Netscape I get (http://localhost):
> > "
> > Forbidden
> >
> > You don't have permission to access / on this server.
> >
> >
> > Apache/1.3.9 Server at http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Port 80
> > "
> >
> > This happens when I am myself and root. I looked at the permissions and
> they
> > are 644 - correct (/home/httpd...). I use telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 80 as
> root
> > and it says I can not access the web server.
> >
> > I have root dir as /home/httpd/html - when the message says I do not
have
> > permission to access "/" is that the file system root?
> >
> > Please help!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Robert Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Jarob Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Provo, Utah
> >
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