I don't think web sharing is supported in Mountain Lion any longer. I could be wrong, but I believe that is what I read. Thus, you won't find that folder.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Feb 8, 2013, at 7:23 AM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <ch...@clgproductions.com> wrote: > OK guys. So here's the situation. I am running OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2. I > have gone under system preferences, then to sharing. I turned on web > sharing, which started the web Apache http daemon service built into the OS > by default out of the box. The problem is, even after enabling the root user > account which for liability reasons I am not on list going to reveal how to > do, I still cannot see under /etc/apache any type of httpd.conf file that I > can edit in Text Edit like I would do on Unix/Linux. I know that one for 20 > bucks in the app store can get the server extention add-ons, but why do that > only for a GUI front end interface? Sure it makes things like setting up dns > routing, port mascing, IP cloning etc. more easy, but... Basically, I only > need to really make two changes. By default, the web daemon is set to be > user specific. This means if I want to access a file over the web http > service, I must go to: > > http://IPAddress/~UserName > > IE: http://192.168.1.11/~chris > > Then, basically I can access from there anything inside > /MacintoshHD/Users/chris/Sites, such as index.html > > So my question is, I want to change the directive within the conf file so > that instead of it being user specific, it is system-wide. This way instead > of going to an address formatted like above, I could instead jsut go to: > > http://IPAddress > > and that's it. no /~UserName at the end. The only problem is, in doing > this, if I make the service system wide, then I'd also suspect I'd have to > somehow change the HTDocs location so that there would be one global system > wide directory where all web files would go. Then I'd probably have to chmod > the thing and set not just the owner and the group, but also everyone else to > RW, read/write. > > chmod 666 /MacintoshHD/Users/chris/PathToWebFiles/* > > So really, I need to knwo A, where is the conf file, B, how to change those > two directives in the file. > > Chris. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
