topic Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file in Operating System - Linux

apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Tammy Liang — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 13:40:07 GMT

I keep getting the error message in error_log file, after I installed httpd-20.40-8 rpm on RH 8.0.

Mon Aug 09 13:34:52 2004] [error] [client 10.102.51.200] Directory index forbidden by rule: /var/www/html/

Thanks for any help...

Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 14:53:25 GMT

It would appear the client 10.102.51.200 is trying to access a page/directory that has improper permissions or is forbidden by httpd.conf

To check syntax

httpd -t

You may have a syntax error. This is pretty easy to find and fix.

You might also have a rules conflict and that will be a little more difficult to ferret out.

SEP

Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Tammy Liang — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 14:59:50 GMT

Steve, I run httpd -t and get "Syntax OK".
I think there may be conflict in httpd.conf file, andy suggestion what I should look for?

Thanks.

Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Stuart Browne — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:19:59 GMT

It would be my guess that you don't have an 'index.html' or any other of the files listed in your 'DirectoryIndex' configuration option, and you've got 'Options' stating that you can't get an index of that directory (no 'Indexes' in the Options for '/var/www/html').

Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:29:27 GMT

I'm with Stuart on that.

The type of acceptable index files are defined in httpd.conf

If they files do exist, make sure they are world readable.

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Re: apache httpd.conf error on error_log file

Tammy Liang — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:40:40 GMT

Thanks all. I install new version of apache and it runs w/o problem. Instead of try to find the conflict in httpd.conf file.