Apache 2.2 client denied by server configuration
Setting up and starting apache 2.2 went smoothly. The first hiccup occured when a virtual host was added. The site cannot be browsed. The log file says:
Kind of like the problem that I ran into with the 2.0.54 installation
I thought it would be a user/group problem. Apache 2 had a wierd group set by default (#-1). With 2.2 it’s not so wierd but a more orthodox ‘daemon’. Why it wasn’t set to nobody as it used to be with 1.3 is a mystery. Changing it to nobody didn’t solve the problem.
Digging deeper, I found the problem in is actually in the root directory configuration section. In 2.0 it’s
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
In 2.20 it’s
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Directory>
The added bit of extra security in 2.20 causes the docroot for the vhost to be inaccessible. Just commenting out the access configuration stuff does the trick. A better solution is to add the following with the in the vhost block.
Deny from all
Thanks!
I was looking for a solution for weeks…
Manuel
Ditto! It was right there in front of me the whole time. Thanks for pointing it out!
Thank You for this tip
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hi ,
i am trying to restrict my website to domain i have written below code in access.conf of apache…
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from ipmcghana.com
but i am getting error in error log file ,
client denied by server configuration: /forms/frmservlet
what can be the problem
please guide me ….
thank you
I think there is a cut and paste error for the vhost example. In the vhost directory block use “Allow from all” rather than “Deny from all”:
…
Order Deny,Allow
Allow from all
I have Apache 2.2 and I’m trying to block access to this ip address – 77.88.31.246 How do I set up the httpd configuration? This is what I have now:
#
# 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.
#
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
Order allow, deny
Allow from all
Deny from 77.88.31.246
Right, but your post has Order reversed. Either that or it’s for an example not described.
Thanku so much……..
Thanks a lot
Add something like that with the path of the vhost
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Thanks, you pulled me out of a deep ditch!