Hi,

I am using Suse 9.1 with apache2 and have a problem with my user
directories.
I do believe I have included the correct syntax in httpd.conf.local,
default-server.conf, mod_userdir.conf and /etc/sysconfig/apache.
The error I get when accessing a userdir via myserver.com/~user
is "File does not exist: /mywwwrootdir/~user"
So what this means is pretty clear, the mod_userdir is not running,
otherwise it would have been an access to /home/user/public_html, but
why? I can see that the module should be loaded from the
/etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf
Could it be that I need the file mod_userdir.c? I cannot locate it on my
drive but I guess, it would have been included with the installation, if
it really was necessary.
It would be nice if someone could paste me the lines referring to
mod_userdir from a working configuration or tell me where I went wrong.

greetings, BXS

This is from my default_server.conf:
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
UserDir public_html
UserDir disabled root
UserDir enabled test
Include /etc/apache2/mod_userdir.conf
</IfModule>

This is from mod_userdir.conf
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
UserDir public_html

<Directory /home/*/public_html>

AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
IncludesNoExec

<Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Limit>

<LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</LimitExcept>

</Directory>

</IfModule>

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Boris "BXS" Schulz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using Suse 9.1 with apache2 and have a problem with my user
> directories.
> I do believe I have included the correct syntax in httpd.conf.local,
> default-server.conf, mod_userdir.conf and /etc/sysconfig/apache.
> The error I get when accessing a userdir via myserver.com/~user
> is "File does not exist: /mywwwrootdir/~user"
> So what this means is pretty clear, the mod_userdir is not running,
> otherwise it would have been an access to /home/user/public_html, but

> why? I can see that the module should be loaded from the
> /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf
> Could it be that I need the file mod_userdir.c? I cannot locate it on
my
> drive but I guess, it would have been included with the installation,
if
> it really was necessary.
> It would be nice if someone could paste me the lines referring to
> mod_userdir from a working configuration or tell me where I went
wrong.

The only line you need is
UserDir public_html

You should start by removing all the <IfModule ...> and </IfModule>
lines.  They only serve to hide useful error messages (like, for
example, if mod_userdir is not included in the server).

Second, you should remove all the UserDir directives except the single
one I suggest above.  At the moment you have duplicate and irrelevant
directives.  (The "UserDir disabled root" is not a bad idea, and you
should put it back after you get things working.)

Joshua.

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