[wellylug] cgi bin config / htdig

E.Chalaron e.chalaron at xtra.co.nz
Wed Mar 17 11:37:37 NZDT 2004


Hi

Again probably missing something.....
the cgibin for Apache 1.3.X (Mdk 9.0) is not accessible (403)
It has been installed from a rpm and files properties are 

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        85672 Feb 23  2002 htsearch*
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          268 Sep  7  2002 printenv
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        35576 Feb 23  2002 qtest*
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          757 Sep  7  2002 test-cgi

I saw a couple of web sites with "apache" as group and user.
So I changed it... same thing 403. back to root.

I added FollowSymLinks in Options... no way....
example :
Htdig is showing up Ok, but a search is ending up into a 403 again.
"Forbidden You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/htsearch on this 
server."

Who then ????? :-(
I tried it as root, as me, my wife, the kids, the dog ............. 
............ 403

The only relevant mail I have found so far is telling me :
 
"Most Apache configurations forbid use of symbolic links in cgi-bin by
default.  You usually have to explicitly add the option FollowSymLinks,
or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch, or use hard links or copies instead."

Should I copy all htdig files somewhere else.... ??
I am lost.

Thanks for any help.
Edouard




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