mod_userdir/3477: Access denied to users public_html directories

[N Phillip <np...@hotmail.com>]

>Number:         3477
>Category:       mod_userdir
>Synopsis:       Access denied to users public_html directories
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec  1 23:10:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     nphillip@hotmail.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.3
>Environment:
Red Hat Linux 5.1
gcc 2.7...
>Description:
I compiled, and installed apache 1.3.3 on 3 RH 5.1 linux systems. 
Regular access is no problem. The problem is that now i am
unable to access users public_html dirs. This problem occured
on the third system, but has now occured on all 3, since i tried
to see where i went wrong by removing apache from all 3 and doing
it over again.
I followed the simple compilation procedure exactly

./configure \
--prefix=/usr/local/apache
make 
make install

P.S. I didn't install the Apache dist. that came with RH5.1
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>Fix:

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