Apache 403 Forbidden Error (DocumentRoot)

FC3
Apache 2

the default server root is /var/www/html, everything works fine.

when i add virtual hosts with document roots outside of /var/www/html
(eg. /home/user/www) it tells me i dont have permissions to access that
folder.

the permissions are the same for both folders, 755, and each dir is set
to allow from all in the main config.

i know there is an easy solution to this problem but i have been
working for too long. what am i over looking?

On 26 Apr 2005 19:27:05 -0700,
josh@kthx.us posted:

> FC3
> Apache 2
>
> the default server root is /var/www/html, everything works fine.
>
> when i add virtual hosts with document roots outside of /var/www/html
> (eg. /home/user/www) it tells me i dont have permissions to access that
> folder.
>
> the permissions are the same for both folders, 755, and each dir is set
> to allow from all in the main config.
>
> i know there is an easy solution to this problem but i have been
> working for too long. what am i over looking?

Sounds like the problem caused by SELINUX permissions not being set
correctly. There's a FAQ about this (see below).

Short answers:
Set the permissions appropriately.
Or, relax the security restrictions on Apache.
Or, disable SELINUX.

Fedora Core 3 in general:
<http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc3/>
Apache with Fedora core 3:
<http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-apache-fc3/>

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