Apache problem with Per-user Web Directories (public_html)

I have a Mandrake Linux with Apache installed and seemingly working.
I created "public_html" directories for several of my "users" and
wanted to access via the ~user construct. Funny thing, some work and
others don't! I get web pages from some users and a "Forbidden" error
for others. I've looked at permissions of the user, the public_html
directory and files within; they all look the same. What am I doing
wrong??

Thanks in advance,
--Sam

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In article <cad1c8e.0306301418.148bce26@posting.google.com> , Sam Cantrell wrote:
> I have a Mandrake Linux with Apache installed and seemingly working.
> I created "public_html" directories for several of my "users" and
> wanted to access via the ~user construct. Funny thing, some work and
> others don't! I get web pages from some users and a "Forbidden" error
> for others. I've looked at permissions of the user, the public_html
> directory and files within; they all look the same. What am I doing
> wrong??

Not looking at and/or posting your relevant error_log entries.

- --keith

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On 30 Jun 2003 15:18:54 -0700, Sam Cantrell <cantrell_sam@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Mandrake Linux with Apache installed and seemingly working.
> I created "public_html" directories for several of my "users" and
> wanted to access via the ~user construct. Funny thing, some work and
> others don't! I get web pages from some users and a "Forbidden" error
> for others. I've looked at permissions of the user, the public_html
> directory and files within; they all look the same. What am I doing
> wrong??

Have you looked at all system directories in the path (from /). If all
directories in the path do not have at least x permission for apache
(typically considered other), apache cannot get to their public_html.

It is common for RH/Mdk to make a user's home dir 700 by default. Try at
least 701, which allows "others" (including apache) to access that dir,
but not do a dir listing (r allows dir listing).

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It's always something STUPID! I noticed that I had the directory
spelled "Public_html" rather than "public_html"!!!!!

Now it works! Thanks, I noticed whilst checking permissions!


Keith Keller <kkeller-spammmm@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote in message news:<6ugqdb.kku.ln@goaway.wombat.san-francisco.ca.us>...
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> In article <cad1c8e.0306301418.148bce26@posting.google.com> , Sam Cantrell wrote:
> > I have a Mandrake Linux with Apache installed and seemingly working.
> > I created "public_html" directories for several of my "users" and
> > wanted to access via the ~user construct. Funny thing, some work and
> > others don't! I get web pages from some users and a "Forbidden" error
> > for others. I've looked at permissions of the user, the public_html
> > directory and files within; they all look the same. What am I doing
> > wrong??
>
> Not looking at and/or posting your relevant error_log entries.
>
> - --keith
>
> - --
> kkeller-mmmspam@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us
> (try just my userid to email me)
> alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ: http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/cgi-bin/fom
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It's always something STUPID! I noticed that I had the directory
spelled "Public_html" rather than "public_html"!!!!!

Now it works! Thanks, I noticed whilst checking permissions!