Tam, I followed your directions. I ran into an error when I executed the semanage command:
semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t public_html Here is my output error: -bash: /usr/sbin/semanage: No such file or directory I went ahead and followed the rest of your tutorial. It worked!! Does this mean I will have to re-configure SELinux after every reboot? On 4/11/12, Tam Nguyen <tam8gu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not knowing the configuration of your httpd.conf file and the configuration > of the local users' home directory, there is no direct answer. Therefore, > my approach to your question is to give you a very basic setup, which would > allow users to access files in their home's directory. You can base off of > this to make it works on your machine. > Before you do anything, backup your httpd.conf file. > Even better, do this on a test VM. > > In the file httpd.conf, change these 2 directives to look like this: > > #UserDir disabled > > UserDir *public_html* > > this enables local users to access html files inside the the *public_html * > directory. > > Let's say we want UserX to have access to his/her home directory: > mkdir /home/UserX*/public_html* > > Then create an html file in the *public_html *directory, > > Now comes the fun part, permission and SELinux :). > Permission: Make sure UserX is the owner of the *public_html* directory > and all files within it (hence, recursively). > chown userx:userx *public_html* > > Directory and files need read and execute permission > chmod 755 > > Selinux: public_html and all files within must have one of these context > types: > httpd_sys_content_t > or > public_content_rw_t > > sample command: > chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t *public_html > > *then make sure SELinux setting survives reboot, run command: > semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t *public_html* > > verify the directory and do the same to all files inside *public_html*: > ll -Z > > Finally, enable SELinux boolean: > setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs on > > Restart Apache without interrupting the users: > apachectl graceful > > Now access UserX' home directory: > http://servername_or_ip_address/~userx/ > > This is just a basic configuration to give you a general idea. You will > have to customize the settings and permissions according to your server's > needs. > > good luck > -Tam > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Terry Northren <tnorth...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi again, >> on Apache server, how do I allow users to access files in their home >> folders? >> >> >> >