httpd directory browse onf F7 (ok can browse) and F8 (Forbidden, error 403)

[nuaing]

Hi... I use Fedora for my private server at my home. Primarily for holding local repositories for my other fedora box to save installation time and to save bandwidth. I usually put the repository in /var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386 for Fedora base repository. I am very suprised that in Fedora 8, I can not browse any repos when i try to look at http://192.168.1.1/yum/base/8/i386, which has no index.* file on it. Firefox said that it's forbidden (error 403).

This is what F8 said:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /base/8/i386/ on this server.
Apache/2.2.0 (Fedora) Server at 192.168.1.1 Port 80

this thing prevent yum to install anything too!!

This problem never happen in Fedora 7 with the same scheme of httpd.conf and the repository that i put on /var/www/html/base/8/i386. With Fedora 7 as my web server I still can browse my repos on the same style of url.

I try to compare httpd.conf from F7 and F8, but for my newbie eye there's no difference? is there is something still missing, since F8 always said Forbidden to browse on those web directory?

[marcrblevins]

You have Selinux on?

If so look at:

su -
system-config-firewall

[dshaw256]

Have a look at this web site:

http://www.felipecruz.com/blog_disab...ing-apache.php

This shows you how to DISALLOW browsing directories using Apache. I'm guessing you'll find an "Options" statement that does not include the Indexes directive, and that adding it might switch it back on for you.

You might compare the httpd.conf files from your FC7 and FC8 machines and see if they differ in this area.

Happy hunting - httpd.conf is fairly big.

[Jkm3141]

I have a slightly different problem. What would prevent directory browsing on my XFS partition, but not on my EXT3 partitions? This problem only occurs on FC7 (current install on my server) but it worked great on my older install of FC3 (too old to use anymore). Ive checked over httpd.conf so many times...

[krishna.hore]

tried adding "option indexes "...
not working for me..
Is there someone , who is using F8, and is able to produce directory listing....
Please post your configuration file ..
Thanks in advance...

[brunson]

Using a completely unmodified httpd.conf from the httpd-2.2.6-3 package I created a directory /var/www/html/browsable, touched 3 files in it and was immediately able to browse the directory.

Have you checked your error log for hints on what is the matter? Is the directory readable and executable by the apache user?

[krishna.hore]

Yeppie... I got it too

To enable directory listing

PART-I
======
1) Navigate to folder "/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/"
2) Open the file "modsecurity_crs_10.conf" in your favorite text editor.
3) Search for the line "SecResponseBodyAccess On", change it to "SecResponseBodyAccess Off"
4) Save the file and exit.
5) Open the file "/etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf"
6) Comment out the line "Options -Indexes"

PART-II
=======
I have my virtualhost declarations in "/etc/httpd/conf.d/system-config-httpd.conf"
Alternatively you may find it in "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf"

1) Add the following lines in your Virtualhost declaration

<Directory "/path/to/web_directory/">
Options Indexes
</Directory>

[leenuxuser]

I am using fedora 7 and I installed apache, php and mysql from yum, but whenever I try to access the web page, I get this following error

[B]Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /phpinfo.php on this server.
Apache/2.2.8 (Fedora) Server at localhost Port 80[/B]

I did create phpinfo.php and save it in /var/html/www. I tried "system-config-firewall" , but such command does not exist. I have installed firestarter.How do I solve my problem ?