DirectoryIndex ignores entry, et al.

Davide Bianchi wrote:

 > Pete Wason <rogue.DeleteThis@hynoom.com> wrote:
 >
  >>this if needed) "storefront.html" to my DirectoryIndex line,
 >
 >
 > Did you changed it in the right place and with or without quote?
 >


I edited /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, and added the new index file name
without the quotes.

 >
  >>error -- everything already there seems to be owned by root:root
  >>(which makes me believe that apache is running as root
 >
 >
 > Read the FAQ. Apache have to be started as root to open port 80, then
 > he switches to the user/group specified in the configuration file,
 > usually nobody/nogroup. For this reason every dir/file have to
 > be r-x/r-- by everybody.

So as long as I have permissions set properly, the owner:group stuff really
doesn't affect anything? I've tried setting all dirs and scripts to 755, or
dirs to 700 and scripts to 755, and html files to 600 or 644. Documentation
claims dirs and scripts should be 700 and other files should be 600, but I
think that's because this product assumes you're using CGIwrap or something
like that. Which I'm not, apparently. But even if I set everything to 777, I
still don't "have permission" to run the cgi scripts... ?!

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Pete Wason <rogue RemoveThis @hynoom.com> wrote:
   >>>this if needed) "storefront.html" to my DirectoryIndex line,
 > I edited /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, and added the new
 > index file name

It looks ok to me. I just tryed and it showed the correct page
(I think).

 > So as long as I have permissions set properly, the owner:group stuff really
 > doesn't affect anything?

Well, if the files are owned by root and you are not root and the
permissions are rw-r--r-- you won't be able to change the file
anymore so...

 > claims dirs and scripts should be 700 and other files should be 600i

Yes, if they are owned by the same user that run apache.

 > still don't "have permission" to run the cgi scripts... ?!

Did you put the CGI scripts in the correct directory? Usually scripts
are kept in a specific cgi-bin dir to keep them separated from other
stuff.

Davide

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Davide Bianchi wrote:

 > Pete Wason <rogue RemoveThis @hynoom.com> wrote:
 >
   >>>>this if needed) "storefront.html" to my DirectoryIndex line,
  >>
  >>I edited /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, and added the new
  >>index file name
 >
 >
 > It looks ok to me. I just tryed and it showed the correct page
 > (I think).

He complains now that not only does <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://littlestoreonline.com/" target="_blank">http://littlestoreonline.com/</a> not show
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://littlestoreonline.com/storefront.html" target="_blank">http://littlestoreonline.com/storefront.html</a> (which it is from my browser), but
also that his old site <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://refugeeapostolate.com/" target="_blank">http://refugeeapostolate.com/</a> is not working now --
trying to get to this URL ends up at the first one, which should be a separate
site.
 >
 >
  >>So as long as I have permissions set properly, the owner:group stuff really
  >>doesn't affect anything?
 >
 >
 > Well, if the files are owned by root and you are not root and the
 > permissions are rw-r--r-- you won't be able to change the file
 > anymore so...
 >
 >
  >>claims dirs and scripts should be 700 and other files should be 600i
 >
 >
 > Yes, if they are owned by the same user that run apache.
 >
 >
  >>still don't "have permission" to run the cgi scripts... ?!
 >
 >
 > Did you put the CGI scripts in the correct directory? Usually scripts
 > are kept in a specific cgi-bin dir to keep them separated from other
 > stuff.

I created a separate dir olm-scripts at the same level as the general cgi-bin
dir, just to keep things separate from anything that's already on this machine.

I tried to convince the guy who owns this server that he might be better served
by a regular isp/vhost setup - saving him money, time, and headaches in the
future. He doesn't see the point in this apparently, as long as he can get
volunteers like me to help him out

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Pete Wason <rogue.TakeThisOut@hynoom.com> wrote:
 > He complains now that not only does <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://littlestoreonline.com/" target="_blank">http://littlestoreonline.com/</a> not show

Now I have no response at all.
I suggest you first sort out the connection with your provider,
then focus on which VHost should serve what.

Davide

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