config/2891: Problems reading .htaccess in symlinked directory

[Gerd Knops <ge...@BITart.com>]

>Number:         2891
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       Problems reading .htaccess in symlinked directory
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Aug 22 15:30:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     gerti@BITart.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.31
>Environment:
Nextstep 3.3/GCC
>Description:
This error message:

[Sat Aug 22 17:06:15 1998] [crit] (63)File name too long: /theUsers/gerti/www/devel_root/Photos/floppy/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

Photos in this case is a symlinked directory (permissions wide open).

Worked fine with 1.2x apache.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

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