On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 06:25 -0800, Noah wrote: > On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:21:06 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote > > On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 01:51 -0800, Noah wrote: > > > mailman-2.1.7 > > > apache 2.2.0 > > > > > > Okay I just upgrade from apache 1.3.x to apache 2.2.0 and arriving at a > > > permissions problem when viewing pipermail mailman directories. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Browser error message --- > > > > > > You don't have permission to access /pipermail/list/ on this server. > > > Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an > > > ErrorDocument to handle the request. > > > > > > --- snip --- > > > > > > Here is what apache places in the error_log: > > > > > > --- snip --- > > > > > > Symbolic link not allowed or link target not accessible: > > > /usr/home/mailman/archives/public/list, referer: > > > http://hostname.garbled.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > > > ---- snip ---- > > > > > > > > > Here is what I've done so far: > > > > > > ---- apache httpd.conf file ---- > > > > > > in the virtual host stanza > > > > > > ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/home/mailman/cgi-bin/ > > > Alias /pipermail/ /usr/home/mailman/archives/public/ > > > Alias /icons/ /usr/home/mailman/icons/ > > > <Directory /usr/home/mailman/archives/public/> > > > Options +FollowSymlinks > > > Allow from all > > > </Directory> > > > > > > --- snip --- > > > > > > then restarted apache. > > > > > > --- snip --- > > > > > > looks like the directories have proper permissions: > > > typhoon# ls -ld /usr/local/mailman/archives/private > > > drwxrws--- 103 mailman mailman 2560 Apr 21 21:49 > > > /usr/local/mailman/archives/private > > > typhoon# ls -ld /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/ > > > drwxrwsr-x 2 mailman mailman 1536 Apr 21 21:49 > > > /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/ > > > typhoon# ls -ld /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/list > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root mailman 54 Apr 21 19:00 > > > /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/list -> > > > /usr/local/mailman/archives/private/list > > > typhoon# ls -ld /usr/local/mailman/archives/private/list > > > drwxrwsr-x 50 www mailman 4096 Apr 21 18:34 > > > /usr/local/mailman/archives/private/list > > > > > > --- snip --- > > > > > > > > > > > > what else could be the problem here? > > > > 1. Are you running SELinux? If yes, see my response to your previous > > posting on this subject. > > > nope - FC > > > > > 2. Is the apache user a member of the mailman group? If not, how is the > > web server (usually running as user apache, group apache) supposed to > > read things under /usr/local/mailman/archives/private, which has no > > permissions open for anyone other than user and group apache? > > > hmmm - that didnt fix it. > > I did this: > mailman:*:89:www > > also a side note - my private archieves are viewable. its only the public > archives that are getting the 403 error. The next oddity I notice is that your virtual host configuration specifies /usr/home/mailman yet your files live under /usr/local/mailman. I'm guessing you've got a symlink somewhere but you may need a <Directory> section for the directory containing the symlink too. Paul.
