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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Scott Ford <sc...@theplaylistgeneration.com> on 2009/07/13 20:13:53 UTC
[users@httpd] Permissions problem with accessing a file via a symbolic link - (Mac
OS X 10.5.7, Apache 2.2.11)
I am running Mac OS X 10.5.7 with Apache 2.2.11 installed. I have an
audio application that creates an html log file of tracks that are
playing. I am trying to use a symbolic link to access the html file
so I can post it on my site over my LAN. The file resides in a directory
inside
of my documents folder...
/Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg User Data/Logs
I have verified that the permissions to all of the parent directories
have at least execute privileges for others. The html log file I am
trying to link to has the following privileges...
-rw-r--r--@ 1 [username] staff 625 Jul 10 17:17 NowPlaying.html
I used the following command to setup my symbolic link...
ln -s /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg\ User\ Data/Logs/
NowPlaying.html nowplaying.html
That seemed to work fine, because when I do an ls -al in my website's
folder I see the link. I have a basic index.html, with a link to
nowplaying.html, but when I click on the link I get a 403 Forbidden
error.
In reading the Apache documentation, I found that I may need to have
FollowSymLinks somewhere in my configuration, but I am not sure from the
Apache documentation where that should go. I assume it would either be in
the form of a .htaccess file, or somewhere in the httpd.conf file. It
should be noted that the DocumentRoot directory I am using is configured as
an Alias in my httpd.conf. I am sure that this is configured correctly as I
can access it just fine over my LAN.
Can anyone help me out with this one? I am stuck.
Thanks!
--
Scott
Re: [users@httpd] Permissions problem with accessing a file via a symbolic link - (Mac OS X 10.5.7, Apache 2.2.11)
Posted by Doug Bell <do...@plainblack.com>.
Please do not top-post.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
> Thanks for your reply. Before I received a reply, I did some
> testing and added Options Indexes FollowSymLinks to my alias
> directive, and everything started working.
>
> It should go in a <Directory /your/document/root> block in the
> <VirtualHost *:80> block. If there is no <VirtualHost> block, then
> somewhere after the DocumentRoot declaration.
> It should be Options +FollowSymLinks (always use +/- before the
> option)
>
> I am curious though, I did not add a "+" before, yet it is still
> working. What is the benefit to adding that?
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks # Enable only these options
Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks # Add these two options to any
previously enabled options
So if you were to do:
<VirtualHost ...>
<Directory /webroot>
Options FollowSymLinks # Only FollowSymLinks, all other
options disabled
</Directory>
<Directory /webroot/cgi>
Options ExecCGI # Only ExecCGI, all other options disabled
</Directory>
<Directory /webroot/uploads>
Options +Indexes # FollowSymLinks and Indexes are both enabled
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options
Doug Bell -- Senior Developer, Plain Black Corp.
[ http://plainblack.com ]
all that groks is
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Doug Bell <do...@plainblack.com>
> wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
>
> I am running Mac OS X 10.5.7 with Apache 2.2.11 installed. I have an
> audio application that creates an html log file of tracks that are
> playing. I am trying to use a symbolic link to access the html file
> so I can post it on my site over my LAN. The file resides in a
> directory inside
> of my documents folder...
> /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg User Data/Logs
> I have verified that the permissions to all of the parent directories
> have at least execute privileges for others. The html log file I am
> trying to link to has the following privileges...
> -rw-r--r--@ 1 [username] staff 625 Jul 10 17:17 NowPlaying.html
> I used the following command to setup my symbolic link...
> ln -s /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg\ User\ Data/Logs/
> NowPlaying.html nowplaying.html
> That seemed to work fine, because when I do an ls -al in my website's
> folder I see the link. I have a basic index.html, with a link to
> nowplaying.html, but when I click on the link I get a 403 Forbidden
> error.
>
> What does the error log say exactly? http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/DistrosDefaultLayout#head-71b68a0694807d2b3b5d02e46b7a11f01fdd4836
> <- find your error log here
>
> In reading the Apache documentation, I found that I may need to have
> FollowSymLinks somewhere in my configuration, but I am not sure from
> the Apache documentation where that should go. I assume it would
> either be in the form of a .htaccess file, or somewhere in the
> httpd.conf file. It should be noted that the DocumentRoot directory
> I am using is configured as an Alias in my httpd.conf. I am sure
> that this is configured correctly as I can access it just fine over
> my LAN.
>
> It should go in a <Directory /your/document/root> block in the
> <VirtualHost *:80> block. If there is no <VirtualHost> block, then
> somewhere after the DocumentRoot declaration.
> It should be Options +FollowSymLinks (always use +/- before the
> option)
Re: [users@httpd] Permissions problem with accessing a file via a
symbolic link - (Mac OS X 10.5.7, Apache 2.2.11)
Posted by Scott Ford <sc...@theplaylistgeneration.com>.
Thanks for your reply. Before I received a reply, I did some testing and
added *Options Indexes FollowSymLinks *to my alias directive, and everything
started working.
It should go in a <Directory /your/document/root> block in the <VirtualHost
*:80> block. If there is no <VirtualHost> block, then somewhere after the
DocumentRoot declaration.
It should be Options +FollowSymLinks (always use +/- before the option)
I am curious though, I did not add a "+" before, yet it is still working.
What is the benefit to adding that?
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Doug Bell <do...@plainblack.com> wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
>
> I am running Mac OS X 10.5.7 with Apache 2.2.11 installed. I have an
>> audio application that creates an html log file of tracks that are
>> playing. I am trying to use a symbolic link to access the html file
>> so I can post it on my site over my LAN. The file resides in a directory
>> inside
>> of my documents folder...
>> /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg User Data/Logs
>> I have verified that the permissions to all of the parent directories
>> have at least execute privileges for others. The html log file I am
>> trying to link to has the following privileges...
>> -rw-r--r--@ 1 [username] staff 625 Jul 10 17:17 NowPlaying.html
>> I used the following command to setup my symbolic link...
>> ln -s /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg\ User\ Data/Logs/
>> NowPlaying.html nowplaying.html
>> That seemed to work fine, because when I do an ls -al in my website's
>> folder I see the link. I have a basic index.html, with a link to
>> nowplaying.html, but when I click on the link I get a 403 Forbidden
>> error.
>>
>> What does the error log say exactly?
> http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/DistrosDefaultLayout#head-71b68a0694807d2b3b5d02e46b7a11f01fdd4836 <-
> find your error log here
>
>> In reading the Apache documentation, I found that I may need to have
>> FollowSymLinks somewhere in my configuration, but I am not sure from the
>> Apache documentation where that should go. I assume it would either be in
>> the form of a .htaccess file, or somewhere in the httpd.conf file. It
>> should be noted that the DocumentRoot directory I am using is configured as
>> an Alias in my httpd.conf. I am sure that this is configured correctly as I
>> can access it just fine over my LAN.
>>
>> It should go in a <Directory /your/document/root> block in the
> <VirtualHost *:80> block. If there is no <VirtualHost> block, then somewhere
> after the DocumentRoot declaration.
> It should be Options +FollowSymLinks (always use +/- before the option)
>
> Doug Bell -- Senior Developer, Plain Black Corp.
> [ http://plainblack.com ]
> all that groks is
>
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Permissions problem with accessing a file via a symbolic link - (Mac OS X 10.5.7, Apache 2.2.11)
Posted by Doug Bell <do...@plainblack.com>.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Scott Ford wrote:
> I am running Mac OS X 10.5.7 with Apache 2.2.11 installed. I have an
> audio application that creates an html log file of tracks that are
> playing. I am trying to use a symbolic link to access the html file
> so I can post it on my site over my LAN. The file resides in a
> directory inside
> of my documents folder...
> /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg User Data/Logs
> I have verified that the permissions to all of the parent directories
> have at least execute privileges for others. The html log file I am
> trying to link to has the following privileges...
> -rw-r--r--@ 1 [username] staff 625 Jul 10 17:17 NowPlaying.html
> I used the following command to setup my symbolic link...
> ln -s /Users/[username]/Documents/MegaSeg\ User\ Data/Logs/
> NowPlaying.html nowplaying.html
> That seemed to work fine, because when I do an ls -al in my website's
> folder I see the link. I have a basic index.html, with a link to
> nowplaying.html, but when I click on the link I get a 403 Forbidden
> error.
>
What does the error log say exactly? http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/DistrosDefaultLayout#head-71b68a0694807d2b3b5d02e46b7a11f01fdd4836
<- find your error log here
> In reading the Apache documentation, I found that I may need to have
> FollowSymLinks somewhere in my configuration, but I am not sure from
> the Apache documentation where that should go. I assume it would
> either be in the form of a .htaccess file, or somewhere in the
> httpd.conf file. It should be noted that the DocumentRoot directory
> I am using is configured as an Alias in my httpd.conf. I am sure
> that this is configured correctly as I can access it just fine over
> my LAN.
>
It should go in a <Directory /your/document/root> block in the
<VirtualHost *:80> block. If there is no <VirtualHost> block, then
somewhere after the DocumentRoot declaration.
It should be Options +FollowSymLinks (always use +/- before the option)
Doug Bell -- Senior Developer, Plain Black Corp.
[ http://plainblack.com ]
all that groks is
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