i was setting up apache to enable userdir on my fc3 workstation last week and ran into the same problem as you (forbidden errors despite the having the correct permissions).
i was able to solve the problem by disabling selinux on httpd. click on "applications", then "system settings", then "security level". click the "selinux tab" and then click the checkbox on "disable selinux protection for httpd daemon." (it may be under "transition" or another label but it's there basically, just look around). make sure to restart httpd. another useful link (more technical though): http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-apache-fc3/sn-user-homedir.html On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 01:53:04 -0800 (PST), Harold Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a FC3 box acting as a web server. i already > enabled the UserDir in the httpd.conf with public_html > as the default directory, chmod'ed the /home/userdir > to 711 and the /home/userdir/public_html to 755 as the > docs said. However i got this error in my browser ... > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access /~userdir on this > server. -- "the world is formed from the void, like utensils from a block of wood. the master knows the utensils yet keeps to the wood; thus, he can use all things." -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
