Very happy to see your response :) I ve got the message as follows in my command line:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# chown www-user /path/to/document/root chown: `www-user': invalid user [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# chown www-data /path/to/document/root chown: `www-data': invalid user *NOTE: I ve not given the default PREFIX path while configuring the httpd home directory.* * 2008/8/19 Evert Lammerts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 1. I have started linux from the ROOT user. > > It doesn't matter which user you've started apache with. The > permissions apache works with are by default set to 'www-user' (in > apache2.conf), meaning that www-user needs to have access to your > document root folder. > > Check which folder is your document root and I think this command > should ix your problem: > >> chown www-user /path/to/document/root > > Try and let us know > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- -Coolest Regards, Praveena Chalamcharla,