os-linux/3167: After a fresh install of Apache 1.3.2, a 403 - Forbidden-page was returned at the root

[Rogier Maas <rm...@4u.nl>]

>Number:         3167
>Category:       os-linux
>Synopsis:       After a fresh install of Apache 1.3.2, a 403 - Forbidden-page was returned at the root
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct  9 02:50:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     rmaas@4u.nl
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.2
>Environment:
Linux ftp.4u.nl 2.0.30 #1 Tue Apr 22 10:49:45 EDT 1997 i586 unknown
RedHat Linux 4.2 running on a AMD 6x86-233 with 64MB memory, 2.1 GB HDD.
No patches, no kernel updates, Apache has run successfully before.
All at install-time available compilers installed (cc, gcc, etc)
>Description:
I installed Apache 1.3.2, changed the DocumentRoot to /www and did
/usr/local/apache/apachectl restart. When I look at my page (http://ftp.4u.nl)
it returns with this Forbidden-page:
-
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Apache/1.3.2 Server at ftp.4u.nl Port 80)
-
The "/usr/local/apache/apachectl fullstats"-command returns the same text.

I deleted Apache, re-installed it with no modifications to the .conf-files, same result
I modified the .conf-files to fit my locales (servername, admin email, documentroot etc), same result
I compiled Apache with the -DBIG_SECURITY_HOLE (or something) flag, ran apache as root, same result

What am I doing wrong?

Greetz, Rogier Maas
>How-To-Repeat:
http://ftp.4u.nl/
>Fix:
File permissions?
>Audit-Trail:
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