I would also like to add that this may not be correct, depending on how you
edited your config file. If you didn't create a <DIRECTORY> section for this
particular directory, and you did it in the server-wide config, then you
need to do a server-wide FollowSymLinks. Ken Coar should be able to correct
me if I'm wrong. I also *HIGHLY* recommend reading his books!
Kenny
Kenneth E. Lussier
FISC-RMS
"The best things (software) in life are FREE"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lussier, Kenneth [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:18 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Another Apache config question
>
> Paul Lussier Wrote:
> > I have, in the protected directory, created a symlink to another
> > directory,
> > which is NFS automounted. This directory, since it is accessible to the
> > world
> > via NFS, must be protected using Unix permissions. However, there is
> > stuff in
> > this directory which I need accessible via the web. How do I make this
> > symlink/subdirectory accessible to only a certain group of people via
> the
> > web
> > without compromising the Unix permissions on the real directory
> structure?
> >
> > I've though of copying the data, but that gets out of hand rather
> quickly,
> > and
> > tends to lead towards one of the 2 locations getting out of date, which
> is
> > why
> > I'd rather just follow a symlink to the location :)
> >
> [Lussier, Kenneth]
> You already have the answer! You used htaccess/htpasswd to protect
> the directory, so the symlinks are also protected (inherited rights and
> all
> that). Now, in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf (under RH) in the
> <DIRECTORY>
> section that you created, add the line
> Options FollowSymLinks. That way, the whole directory is protected,
> including the symlinks.
>
> Kenny
>
>
>
> Kenneth E. Lussier
> FISC-RMS
>
> "The best things (software) in life are FREE"
>
> >
>
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