setting the permission of /home/user to 0755 'fixed' the issue. having /home/user set to anything stricter, while /home/user/public_html was still set to 0755 made it not work again.
-- Apache2 userdir does not like encrypted home directories https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/585212 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to apache2 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
