Apache 2 - "Directory index forbidden by rule"

[Drew Tomlinson]

I recently upgraded my existing Apache 1.3x server to Apache 2.0.52. I changed nothing (that I recall) in my httpd.conf file. In 1.3x, I had defined a virtual server to link to /usr/local/share/doc so I could easily read my docs from what ever computer I was using at the time. There was never an index.html file. I just relied on whatever was built-in to Apache (mod_autoindex?) to provide a directory listing when I accessed the Document Root.

But since upgrading, I get a 403 error and this appears in my log file:

Directory index forbidden by rule: /usr/local/share/doc/

I've Googled on the subject and found others with the same problem. The general recommendation is to make sure that "Options Indexes" is defined for the directory. I've done this and restarted Apache but it has not helped. Here's the relevant section of httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost *>
   ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   ServerName freebsd.mykitchentable.net
   DocumentRoot /usr/local/share/doc
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd_freebsd-access.log combined
   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd_freebsd-error.log

  <Directory "/usr/local/share/doc">
       Options All
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from all
   </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Can anyone point out my error?

Thanks,

Drew

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