[CentOS] Can't access files at localhost

[Steven Vishoot]

--- Simone <simone72 at email.it> wrote:

> Dave Gutteridge wrote:
> 
> >>1 - permissions for user apache to access
> directory.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I thought Apache was an application or a service.
> It's also a user in
> >need of rights?
> >
> >[dave at localhost ~]$ ls -ld /home
> >drwxr-xr-x  4 root root 4096 Oct  4 19:45 /home
> >[dave at localhost ~]$ ls -ld /home/dave
> >drwx------  63 dave dave 4096 Oct 13 23:55
> /home/dave
> >  
> >
> 
> Think this is the problem, apache (if you have a
> look at the httpd.conf 
> file you will notice "User apache Group apache"
> somewhere) needs to 
> access that directory.
> If you just give the x - execution permission to
> "others" for your 
> home/dave directory it should work.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> >[dave at localhost ~]$ ls -ld /home/dave/web
> >drwxrwxrwx  3 dave dave 4096 Oct 11 06:20
> /home/dave/web
> >
> >  
> >
> >>does user apache have ability to descend?
> _rwxr_xr_x
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >If I read the above results correctly,
> /home/dave/web/ should be open to
> >anyone. So shouldn't apache also be able to read
> it?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>2 - selinux ?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I seem to remember that for some setting ages ago,
> I had selinux
> >disabled. But how can I be sure?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>ps - changing permissions of a link is pointless,
> the permissions are
> >>derived for the original file
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Okay. Thank you for that tip.
> >
> >Dave
> >
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Wasnt that mentioned a while back about the permission
on the directory. Secondly like said before isnt
apache seen as an other user? If it is in some (like
users) other group wouldnt that be a big no no since
that would be a security risk? correct me if i am
totally wrong on this assumption.


Steven
 

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