a Newbie question ? about Apache

[Daniel R . Kilbourne]

I have no idea.....maybe it is a problem with installing the RPM version that comes with RH. I have installed Apache on a variety of platforms (FreeBSD3 and 4, RedHat 5.1 through 6.2, Solaris, even Win32), and have had no problems whatsoever (except self-induced type), but I always install from source code rather than using RPM or other precompiled sources. 

On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 09:38:54AM -0400, Marcel Kunath wrote:
> So can anybody actually pinpoint why now two or three people have trouble
> getting Apache to work? I am just asking because eventually I will update and
> I like to know what problem exists so that I may prevent me trouble.
> 
> I never had any trouble with Apache. Is this a redhat circumstance only?
> 
> mk
> 
> > > Daniel >
> > Thanks for the information
> >
> > Unfortunately, I tried this and it didn't do anything.
> >
> > Should I be logged on as root ?
> >
> > or someone else "nobody", "administrator"
> >
> > Could this be a permissions thing ?
> >
> > To: linux-users
> >     Thanks all for your help
> >
> > -Hu
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Daniel R . Kilbourne [mailto:daniel.kilbourne@voyager.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 3:49 AM
> > > To: Benjamin Minshall
> > > Cc: Wu, Hu-Hwa; linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> > > Subject: Re: a Newbie question ? about Apache
> > >
> > >
> > > yuck...linuxconf can be used to set up apache?
> > > wow.....
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 12:25:21AM -0400, Benjamin Minshall wrote:
> > > > I had this exact same problem installing RedHat 6.2 just a
> > > few days ago.  I was
> > > > able to correct it by doing a forced reinstall of apache.
> > > >
> > > > mount /mnt/cdrom   (redhat cd)
> > > > cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> > > > rpm --install --force apache-x.x.x.rpm
> > > >
> > > > It seemed to be caused by using Linuxconf to set up the web
> > > server.  A little
> > > > problem about assigning the correct ServerName directive,
> > > but I was never able
> > > > to pin it down.  Good luck.
> > > >
> > > > -Ben
> > > >
> > > > "Wu, Hu-Hwa" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > If anyone can help it would be much appreciated
> > > > >
> > > > > I've installed RH 6.2 fresh and Apache aparently
> > > > >
> > > > > will not allow me in via http:// .
> > > > >
> > > > > The older version 6.0 was seemed to have less security
> > > > >
> > > > > fresh from the box.
> > > > >
> > > > > If anone could give me some suggestions on how to get rid of
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------>
> > > > > Forbidden
> > > > > You don't have permission to access / on this server.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --------------
> > > > > ----
> > > > >
> > > > > Apache/1.3.12 Server at 152.160.12.170 Port 80
> > > > > ------------>
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > >
> > > > > -Hu
> > > > >
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