>Number: 3591 >Category: config >Synopsis: adding/changing <Directoy/> directive caused no load of httpd. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 26 21:10:01 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.3 >Environment: <SunOS 5.6 Generic_105181-10 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-2> GNUgcc 2.7 >Description: well as I am new to this whole thing of webservers, I am going on what I read. So using the suggested notes on your site about security since everyone is so worried about hacking that I am conscience of this fact, I used the Directory Directive of Order deny,allow <next line> Deny from all for /. I saved it, then ran apachectl start, got an error stating this is "mutual failure". Well I am trying to see where I failed at this since I am going full blind and am new or green to this whole thing. So, rather than spending hours going through your database I am cutting my time to 15 minutes by writing this report. >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: No. I am hoping you would show me. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
