Apache configuration - Page 3

biggsk · #31 25th November 2008, 03:39 PM

Does the line DocumentRoot look like this:

Code:

DocumentRoot "/home/chris/Public/www"

?

chrisk · #32 25th November 2008, 04:13 PM

pasted from my http.conf file: DocumentRoot "/home/chris/Public/www"

Jordanlw: I removed the / from <Directory />

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: httpd: Syntax error on line 341 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: </Directory> without matching <Directory> section
[FAILED]
[root@webserver ~]#

There may be a problem somewhere else, pasting a large section of the http.conf file:

#<Directory "/var/www/html">
#<Directory "/home/chris/Public/www">

<Directory>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

#
# Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
# or any combination of:
# Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
#
# Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
# doesn't give it to you.
#
# The Options directive is both complicated and important. Please see
# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options
# for more information.
#
#I'll add opening <Directory> here, seems to be missing from the default http.conf file
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

#
# AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
# It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
# Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
#
AllowOverride None

#
# Controls who can get stuff from this server.
#
Order allow,deny
Allow from all

</Directory>

It looks like the above line may be causing a problem, no matching <Directory>

I added the opening <Directory>

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 281 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
DocumentRoot must be a directory
[FAILED]
[root@webserver ~]#

Back to the earlier error.

chrisk · #33 25th November 2008, 04:58 PM

Guys,

who should own my www directory, currently Apache owns it, is that the way it should be?

Chris

marcrblevins · #34 25th November 2008, 05:29 PM

My directions when using /home/marc/public_html:

Code:

chmod 711 /home/marc
chmod 755 /home/marc/public_html
setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs 1

Can you show us:

Code:

ls -Z /home/chris/Public

marcrblevins · #35 25th November 2008, 05:35 PM

Sorry was on page one when posted.
apache should not own your own /home files period. It was just a trial/error to see if it works.

Change it back.

Code:

su -
chown -r chris:chris /home/chris

chrisk · #36 25th November 2008, 05:37 PM

[root@webserver ~]# ls -Z /home/Chris/Public
ls: cannot access /home/Chris/Public: No such file or directory

[root@webserver ~]# ls -Z /home/chris/Public
drwxr-xr-x apache apache unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 www
[root@webserver ~]#

marcrblevins · #37 25th November 2008, 05:46 PM

From 'man httpd_selinux':

Code:

       httpd  by default is not allowed to access users home directories.  If you want to allow access to users home directories you
       need to set the httpd_enable_homedirs boolean and change the context of the files that you want people to access off the home
       dir.

       setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs 1
       chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t ~user/public_html

chrisk · #38 25th November 2008, 06:08 PM

[root@webserver ~]# setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs 1
[root@webserver ~]# chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t ~user/public_html
chcon: cannot access `~user/public_html': No such file or directory

[root@webserver ~]# chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t /home/chris/Public/www
[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 281 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
DocumentRoot must be a directory
[FAILED]
[root@webserver ~]#

marcrblevins · #39 25th November 2008, 06:11 PM

Fix this part:
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 281 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
DocumentRoot must be a directory
[FAILED]
What is it set to now?
Can you attach that httpd.conf somewhere so I can compare to the original?

chrisk · #40 25th November 2008, 06:31 PM

posted http.conf to my domain

marcrblevins · #41 25th November 2008, 07:34 PM

Chris,
Open up that httpd.conf file and remove in RED.

Partial of your httpd.conf below:

Code:

#
# This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
#
#<Directory "/var/www/html">

#<Directory "/home/chris/Public/www">

<Directory>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>

#
# Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
# or any combination of:
#   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
#
# Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
# doesn't give it to you.
#
# The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options
# for more information.
#

And then do:

Code:

service httpd restart

marcrblevins · #42 25th November 2008, 07:35 PM

Note:
You had duplicate of this:

Code:

<Directory>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>

Therefore that is why I'm telling you to delete that ONE specific spot. Hope it goes well.

chrisk · #43 25th November 2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Note:
You had duplicate of this:
Code:

<Directory>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

Just followed directions given earlier.

Changed:

Code:

#<Directory "/home/chris/Public/www">
<Directory>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>

Back to:

Code:

#
DocumentRoot "/home/chris/Public/www"
#

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 282 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
DocumentRoot must be a directory
[FAILED]
[root@webserver ~]#

Thought I would try this

Code:

<Directory>
DocumentRoot "/home/chris/Public/www"
</Directory>

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 281 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
<Directory> directive requires additional arguments
[FAILED]
[root@webserver ~]#

At least that changed the nature of the error....

biggsk · #44 25th November 2008, 11:38 PM

Ok. Do this:
Restore your original httpd.conf
Then modify only the DocmentRoot line to:

Code:

DocumentRoot "/home/chris/Public/www"

Then restart the httpd service.

I just tested it here on my box and it worked.

chrisk · #45 26th November 2008, 12:05 AM

This time I got

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: httpd: Syntax error on line 309 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:309: <Directory> was not closed.

So I closed the directory:
<Directory "/home/chris/Public/www">
</Directory>

Right back where we started:

[root@webserver ~]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 282 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
DocumentRoot must be a directory