install help

[Bryan Irvine]

Ok I found the problem.

I was missing a "/" in the httpd.conf file where the link is established
to the cgi directory...ooops that did it though *yay*

Something so innocent looking makes a huge difference.

Thanks for your help though!

Bryan


On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 14:39, Erik N. Mullinix wrote:
> At first looks this would sound like you have all the variables and the
> server is failing on an unexpected note.  However here are a few tests
> that might help determine the issue.
> First off try to figure what the file calls (within itself as resources
> to make it work).  Also if more than one file within this one directory,
> check the other files independently to determine if they are available
> to.  You might have a virtual server configuration issue, and everything
> from a files perspective looks right but not the server's perspective.
> If you only have the one file or there are multiples that cause the same
> problem try adding a test.html file and see if the web server will serve
> it up.
> 
> Admittedly my suggestions are based on a troubleshooting method I use
> for similar but not the exact same problem you're having.  If you come
> across the solution for your problem in any fashion could you let the
> rest of us know what was done and how you found the fix?
> 
> Erik Mullinix
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Irvine [mailto:bryan at integrity.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:28 PM
> To: Erik N. Mullinix
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] install help
> 
> On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 14:23, Erik N. Mullinix wrote:
> > Hello.
> > Have you checked to see if this file exists on the server?
> yes it's there...
> > Have you checked to make sure the file and or directory has access via
> > the Apache approved user? (what user is used for allowing access to a
> > web page.)
> Yes I've checked that also, I've also tried setting the user/group to
> apache:apache
> > Also have you checked to make sure the file permissions are accurate
> for
> > use via web services?
> yup chmod 755 *
> 
> 
> > 
> > Erik Mullinix
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bryan Irvine [mailto:bryan at integrity.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:49 PM
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [Nagios-users] install help
> > 
> > I'm trying to install nagios. I've gotten as far as testing the web
> > interface (after setting up apache and the htaccess file and creating
> a
> > passwrod, and restarting the whole machine 
> > 
> > (i like to do a restart just to make sure configs are going to work if
> > the power goes out, ive had changes that were done months before come
> > out when a restart happened)
> > 
> > i get a 
> > ============
> > Forbidden
> > You don't have permission to access /nagios/cgi-bin/tac.cgi on this
> > server.
> > 
> > Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/1.3.26 Server at 192.233.100.178 Port 80
> > ===========
> > the documentation says the cgi's should be blank until i've added
> > hosts...
> > anyone know what's going on here?
> > 
> > 
> > 
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