Re: [users@httpd] [SOLVED] Re: Permission Problem

[Igor Galić <i....@brainsware.org>]

----- "tinkee" <le...@gmail.com> wrote:

> for the record this problem is fixed..
> thanks to the replies for a similar problem on this forum
> 
> http://old.nabble.com/Fwd%3A-Re%3A--users%40httpd--Apache-2.2.17-on-RHEL-5.2-%2813%29-Permission-denied-td30069032.html
> 
> i was about to get crazy really! :D
> 
> have had two problems that was solved by this helpful forum! 
> thanks heaps!
> 
> godbless you guys! :) 

Thanks for this post (:

Here's for reference what to do with a forbidden:

Look into the error log.

http://onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2004/04/22/apacheckbk.html

So either it's:
http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/13PermissionDenied

Or:
http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/ClientDeniedByServerConfiguration

> tinkee wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > just additional info, it may help:
> > 
> > User: apache
> > Group apache
> > 
> > i think i changed it to root:root and also
> > the /etc/httpd/ i changed the owner and group to root:root,
> > and then i tried to revert back to apache:apache but its just does
> not
> > work anymore.. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > tinkee wrote:
> >> 
> >> hi!
> >> 
> >> i am using apache as my webserver and i have a problem accessing my
> php
> >> files in my browser,
> >> it used to work properly until i think I messed up things.
> >> now i don;t know what to do. T_T
> >> 
> >> everytime i open my php files which are on
> >> /var/www/htm/
> >> 
> >> it gives me the permission denied error.
> >> 
> >> i think i messed up with the chown and chgrp
> >> i typed all these before this happened:
> >> i think giving root the right to all apache resources. i probably
> was not
> >> able to do it properly.
> >> 
> >> ------------
> >>   # chown -R root:root /usr/local/apache
> >>   # find /usr/local/apache -type d | xargs chmod 755
> >>   # find /usr/local/apache -type f | xargs chmod 644 
> >> 
> >>   # chmod -R go-r   /usr/local/apache/conf   ->>im not too sure
> what this
> >> does.
> >>   # chmod -R go-r  /usr/local/apache/logs 
> >> --------------------------------------
> >> 
> >>  i wanted to change permissions so that my apache could create a
> file. 
> >>  now it forbids me to do anything.
> >>   
> >>   even if i check on the status of my httpd:
> >>  /usr/sbin/apachectl status
> >> 
> >>  It gives me this error:
> >>     Forbidden
> >>     You dont have permission to access /server-status on this
> server.
> >> 
> >>   Same error is given when i try to access my http://localhost/ in
> the
> >> browser:
> >>     Forbidden
> >>     You dont have permission to access / on this server.
> >>     --------------------------------------
> >>    Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) Server at localhost Port 80
> >>    
> >> 
> >>  In the httpd/logs/error.log it gives me these errors:
> >>  
> >>  - (13)Permission denied: access to /denied
> >>  -  (13) Permission denied: access to /favicon.ico denied 
> >> 
> >>  It seems to restrict me to access anything..
> >> 
> >>  please help, how do i revert back to normal?
> >>  i need this to work properly again.
> >> 
> >>  I know it has something to do with the permission, when i run the
> httpd
> >> it cannot get through / on the server even.. 
> >> 
> >>  thank you so much,
> >> tinks
> >> 
> >> 
> >>  
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> 
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