newbie: priviledges of public_html?

Hello,
I have configured Aapche to use UserDirs. I created public_html directory in
~robert folder but I don't know what access rigths I should assign to it.
Please help. Thank you!
/RAM/

"R.A.M." <r_ahimsa_m@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have configured Aapche to use UserDirs. I created public_html directory
in
> ~robert folder but I don't know what access rigths I should assign to it.
> Please help. Thank you!
> /RAM/

The user(s) should have rwx (owner). Apache needs rx (group, or others) to
serve the pages.

For individual files, rw owner and r for apache. I usually assign this
subdirectory for each user to apache's group and use the s bit so that when
users create more subdirectories, apache's group is automatically selected.
In this setup, I set the access for others to none.

D. Stussy wrote:
> The user(s) should have rwx (owner). Apache needs rx (group, or others)
> to serve the pages.
>
> For individual files, rw owner and r for apache. I usually assign this
> subdirectory for each user to apache's group and use the s bit so that
> when users create more subdirectories, apache's group is automatically
> selected. In this setup, I set the access for others to none.

I assigned priviledges to public_html as you described.
Unfortunately I still receive (at localhost/~robert):
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /~robert on this server.
Please help.
Thank you!
/RAM/

"R.A.M." <r_ahimsa_m@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> D. Stussy wrote:
> > The user(s) should have rwx (owner). Apache needs rx (group, or others)
> > to serve the pages.
> >
> > For individual files, rw owner and r for apache. I usually assign this
> > subdirectory for each user to apache's group and use the s bit so that
> > when users create more subdirectories, apache's group is automatically
> > selected. In this setup, I set the access for others to none.
>
> I assigned priviledges to public_html as you described.
> Unfortunately I still receive (at localhost/~robert):
> Forbidden
> You don't have permission to access /~robert on this server.
> Please help.

Is apache able to access ALL the directories above the "public_html"
directory (usually "/", "/home", and "/home/*" for each user that has web
pages)? If not, there's your problem. Apache needs at least "x" access (or
"rx") to each of those.

Now I have:
drwxrwxr-x 6 robert apache 4096 maj 13 07:36 public_html
but when I try to open localhost/~robert in browser, I still receive:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /~robert/ on this server.
Please help.
Thanks.
/RAM/

<r_ahimsa_m@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> Now I have:
> drwxrwxr-x 6 robert apache 4096 maj 13 07:36 public_html
> but when I try to open localhost/~robert in browser, I still receive:
> Forbidden
> You don't have permission to access /~robert/ on this server.
> Please help.

1) Group access doesn't need "w".

2) Does Apache have "x" or "rx" access to "/", "/home", and "/home/robert"?

D. Stussy wrote:
> 2) Does Apache have "x" or "rx" access to "/", "/home", and
> "/home/robert"?

No, because I don't know how to assign apache group to priviledges of these
folders. I use GNOME interface and when I choose Properties of folder I
don't see field for new assigning group to the folder.
Could you help me?
/RAM/

<r_ahimsa_m@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> D. Stussy wrote:
> > 2) Does Apache have "x" or "rx" access to "/", "/home", and
> > "/home/robert"?
>
> No, because I don't know how to assign apache group to priviledges of
these
> folders. I use GNOME interface and when I choose Properties of folder I
> don't see field for new assigning group to the folder.
> Could you help me?
> /RAM/

No. I don't know the interface you're using. However, Apache has to be
able to access ALL directories in the pathname else a 403 error results -
and that's what you're getting.