os-windows/7009: Include directive only allows for files in the apache install directory

[LaJoie Chad <cl...@vt.edu>]

>Number:         7009
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       Include directive only allows for files in the apache install directory
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Dec 22 08:00:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     clajoie@vt.edu
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows 2000, Fix pack 1, using precompiled Apache 1.3.14 binaries.
>Description:
I am attempting to use the Include directive to read in a file from a location outside the Apache install directory.  The error seems to be cause by apache not allowing files to be outside its install path.  Here is the error I get:

[Fri Dec 22 10:52:10 2000] [error] Access to config file c:/program files/apache/c:\program files/tomcat/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto denied: not a valid filename
fopen: Permission denied
Apache.exe: could not open document config file c:/program files/apache/c:\progr
am files/tomcat/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto

As you can see it's prepending it's install directory in front of the absolute path I gave.  If I try relative paths it will not interrupt them, for example

[Fri Dec 22 10:54:38 2000] [error] Access to config file c:/program files/apache/../tomcat/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto denied: not a valid filename
fopen: Permission denied
Apache.exe: could not open document config file c:/program files/apache/../tomcat/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto

I noted that it keeps saying the fopen is denied, however I have tried running apache in both administrative level access in system leve access and get the same results.
>How-To-Repeat:
I produce the mod_jk HOWTO included with Tomcat 3.2.1, presummably if those directions are followed on any windows 2000 (perhaps Windows machines in general) you would get the same results.
>Fix:

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