Correct me if I am wrong but if you have a standalone PC your IP address
will be by default 127.0.0.1 (localhost) see your /etc/hosts file. Also
the servername should be a fully qualified domain name e.g. testpad.com
but check to see if testpad.com exists or else your browser will try to
hunt for it and return an error. The admin email you have given is alos
malformed should be root@localhost or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hope that helps
Arup Bhanja
nibbles|inter@ctive
ASP unlimited - gosh you think ASP is active server pages - think Again!
Manas Bharadwaj wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have been trying to configure Apache server on my Linux box but haven't
> been very successful so far. On reading the various manuals I found that it
> is very imperative that one gets the "It Worked" page by default without
> doing any changes in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file but sadly I haven't
> been so lucky. This led me to go in for a freash install of the OS and
> nothing changed. On making the fresh install of Redhat 6.2, at the very
> first boot I get the error " Starting Httpd ----[ Failed ] httpd: cannot
> dtermine local host name. Use the server name directive to set it manually."
>
> Info of my Linux Box:
>
> IP address: 191.127.191.99
> Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
> Host name : Testpad
> Haven't mentioned any Network or Broadcast Address.
>
> Below are the entries that I made using the netconf tool:
>
> I have made entries in the defaults tab only:
>
> Adminstrator e-mail : root@Testpad
> Domain IP Address : 191.127.191.99 ( On mentioning this IP address, http
> deamon generates an error "[WARN] Name virtual host 191.127.191.99 has no
> virtual hosts" . On removing this entry no errors are generated by the http
> deamon.)
> Server Name : Testpad
> Document Root: (Left it blank)
> Error log : /var/log/httpd/error_log
> Transfer Log:( Left it Blank)
> Agent log :(---------do-------)
> Referer log:(---------do----------)
> Script Alias : /cgi-bin/ "/home/httpd/cgi-bin/"
> CGI SetUID User : Nobody
> CGI SetUID Group : Nobody
> Listen to Port : 80
> pid file : /var/run/http.pid
> timeout : 300
>
> Below are the entries which I commented / uncommented / modified in the
> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. Rest of the remains as it was initially:
>
> ServerType standalone
> #ExtendedStatus on
> Port 80
> StartServers 8
> ServerRoot "/etc/httpd"
> #HostnameLookups on
> #Listen 3000
> #Listen 191.127.191.99:80
> #Bind address 127.0.0.1
> ServerAdmin root@testpad
> NameVirtualHost 191.127.192.99
>
> These are the places I fiddled with after reading the
> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. I guess I am missed or messed up something
> preety small but very vital with my ever present stupidity. Please lemme
> knw what can be done in order to get the thing up and running.
> With these settings when I type the URL http://Testpad/ it generates a page
> which says " 403 Netscape FORBIDDEN : YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCESS / IN
> THIS SERVER".
>
> After the last reinstall of OS I didn't fiddle with any of the
> configurations. Yes! I got the "Httpd Failed" error again at the very first
> boot "Starting Httpd----[ Failed ] : Httpd: Cannot determine local host
> name. Use the ServerName Directive to set it manually ". I set the server
> name to Testpad manually using netconf tool, and on typing the URL
> http://testpad/ I got the same "FORBIDDEN" page. Dunno whats wrong here.
>
> Hoping to read from you guys soon.
>
> Love:
> Manas
>
> Manas Bharadwaj
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>
> PS: Are there any plans for the members of ILUG Cal to meet on the first
> Sunday of July??? I guess its been quite sometime since these sessions were
> held last ! So lets meet !
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