Let me see if I understand this correctly.. You installed Apache2, and when you directly afterwards try to visit http://localhost you are greeted by the 403? Later restarting apache2 solves the problem?
I did a fresh install of apache2 and http://localhost/ immediately gave me a "It works!". How did you go about installing apache2? Can you manage to reproduce this error? ** Changed in: apache2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Accessing http://localhost gives without reason a 403 Forbidden error page https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370542 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to apache2 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs