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Title: New WEB Server Configuration

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New WEB Server Configuration

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.3

Symptom:

You receive the error "Forbidden" when trying to access web-pages on an Apache Server, including the full-text search function of the SuSE help system.

Cause:

For safety purposes the Apache Server configuration has been changed. Symbolic Links to any directory oustside of the Server directory (/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/) are no longer allowed.

Solution:

In the file /etc/httpd/httpd.conf, under the rubrik <Directory />, the line
Options -FollowSymLinks
should be changed to
Options +FollowSymLinks
in addition, under the rubrik <Directory "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs">, change the line:
Options Indexes -FollowSymLinks +Includes
to
Options Indexes +FollowSymLinks +Includes
In order to use the SuSE help systems full-text search follow the instructions given in the file: /usr/doc/packages/dochost/README.SuSE.

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Keywords: APACHE, WWW, SUCHE, VOLLTEXTSUCHE, DOKUMENTATION, FORBIDDEN, 63

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