Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-08-03 Thread James Godrej
Original poster can you post the end result of entire discussion. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM, adp002 wrote: > > Folks, > > I've been following your conversation about granting too much file access to >hackers. I utilize Norton Internet Security Intrusion

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Eric Covener
e--- > > From: Frank Gingras > Date: 7/30/2010 12:09:52 PM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to > view [this file] > > > On 07/30/2010 12:01 PM, Sander Temme wrote: > > > > On Jul 30, 2010,

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread James Godrej
I do take frequent full system image backups, so I'm willing to take a risk, as I mentioned. Thanks again. Alan ---Original Message--- From: Frank Gingras Date: 7/30/2010 12:09:52 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have perm

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread adp002
image backups, so I'm willing to take a risk, as I mentioned. Thanks again. Alan ---Original Message--- From: Frank Gingras Date: 7/30/2010 12:09:52 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] On

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Frank Gingras
On 07/30/2010 12:01 PM, Sander Temme wrote: On Jul 30, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Frank Gingras wrote: May I borrow excerpts from your response for a wiki article? We answer those questions over and over, and I would very much like to link to a complete response instead. I put my response on my b

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Sander Temme
On Jul 30, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Frank Gingras wrote: > May I borrow excerpts from your response for a wiki article? We answer those > questions over and over, and I would very much like to link to a complete > response instead. I put my response on my blog: http://www.temme.net/sander/2010/07/30

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Frank Gingras
is situation? From: Eric Covener To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 10:45:53 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. Please tell me what is wrong in this and wh

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Rich Bowen
From: Sander Temme To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Fri, 30 July, 2010 12:43:28 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] James, The Apache HTTP Server needs read access to its configuration files and the files it serves. In and of itself, th

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread James Godrej
ks for the detailed reply. From: Sander Temme To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Fri, 30 July, 2010 12:43:28 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] James, The Apache HTTP Server needs read access to its con

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-30 Thread Sander Temme
ked. > What should I do in this situation? > > From: Eric Covener > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 10:45:53 PM > Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to > view [this file] > > > Oh man an experienced sys adm

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Rich Bowen
On Jul 29, 2010, at 8:35 PM, James Godrej wrote: This I understand. But then do other users not need read write permissions. There is hardly any thing given on this page http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/misc/security_tips.html#serverroot You mentioned ServerRoot not be chowned to Apache. But

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Frank Gingras
? From: Eric Covener To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 10:45:53 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. Please tell me what

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread James Godrej
? From: Eric Covener To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 10:45:53 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] > Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. > Please tell me what is wrong in this and where i

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Frank Gingras
On 07/29/2010 01:15 PM, Eric Covener wrote: Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. Please tell me what is wrong in this and where is this documented on Apache docs. I want to read. This is a general principle -- don't grant more access than necessary. Apache doesn't nee

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Eric Covener
> Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. > Please tell me what is wrong in this and where is this documented on Apache > docs. > I want to read. This is a general principle -- don't grant more access than necessary. Apache doesn't need to own files to be able to serve (read)

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Rich Bowen
On Jul 29, 2010, at 1:06 PM, James Godrej wrote: Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way. Please tell me what is wrong in this and where is this documented on Apache docs. I want to read. Oh, as for where it's documented, that would be here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Rich Bowen
Because the apache server runs as a user called, say, 'www', any files which are owned by the user 'www' will be writable by any rogue php script, cgi file, whatever. Since there is a HUGE amount of bad code out there, imagine if you download and install a product, and a bug is discovered i

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread James Godrej
From: Frank Gingras To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 7:16:13 PM Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] On 07/29/2010 01:06 AM, James Godrej wrote: > You need to have the owner

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-29 Thread Frank Gingras
*Subject:* [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] I installed Apache server 2.2.15 and initially the server worked fine. Then I installed Php 5.2.13. Initially the server worked with a test file. I installed MySql 5 and Task Manager on Vista Ultimate said that

Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-28 Thread James Godrej
You need to have the owner of your Document Root as your apache or www-data user not root. From: adp002 To: Apache Users Group Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 3:55:34 AM Subject: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file] I

[us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

2010-07-28 Thread adp002
I installed Apache server 2.2.15 and initially the server worked fine. Then I installed Php 5.2.13. Initially the server worked with a test file. I installed MySql 5 and Task Manager on Vista Ultimate said that mysql was running. However, when I now entered http://localhost:8080/test.php, I rec