Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apache2
/etc/init.d/apache2 does: case $1 in start) [ -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf ] || touch /etc/apache2/httpd.conf [ -d /var/run/apache2 ] || mkdir -p /var/run/apache2 [ -d /var/lock/apache2 ] || mkdir -p /var/lock/apache2 #ssl_scache shouldn't be here if we're just starting up. [ -f /var/run/apache2/ssl_scache ] && rm -f /var/run/apache2/*ssl_scache* log_begin_msg "Starting web server (apache2)..." if $APACHE2CTL start; then log_end_msg 0 else log_end_msg 1 fi ;; Since /etc/init.d/apache2 is start by root, mkdir -p will end up creating a directory that is owned by root. The file /etc/apache2/mods- available/dav_fs.conf contains: DAVLockDB /var/lock/apache2/DAVLock Since the directory /var/lock/apache2/ is owned by root, the module is unable create the lock file, and webdav does not work correctly (only allows reading). ** Affects: apache2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- /var/lock/apache2 created with root:root ownership (apache2 can't create lock files in it) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150640 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs