Date:  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 16:52:43 -0500
From:  "Darrell D. Mobley" <dmobley (at mark) uhostme.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:11664] Re: Can't access web root as default index (apache directory  listing)
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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It's probably a recent change to httpd.conf.  I believe this is the "No
Indexes" setting that doesn't allow directory viewing if there is no index
file.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brent Epp [mailto:brent (at mark) pdcweb.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:19 PM
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:11663] Can't access web root as default index (apache
> directory listing)
> 
> I get this error message when I attempt to access an empty web root
> directory (eg.: /home/sites/www.example.com/web/) when it does not
> contain a default index file like index.html, index.php, etc.
> 
> "You don't have permission to access / on this server."
> 
> I know this never used to happen until recently.  Was there an update
> that changed this?  How can I change it back so that I can view the
> apache directory listing?
> 
> 
> Brent Epp
> mailto:brent (at mark) pdcweb.net