AIX HTTPD version 2.4.12.0 not loading webpage

kbarth · September 2018

I have upgraded the AIX httpd fileset to the following:

httpd.base 2.4.12.0 C F Apache Http Server

httpd.license 2.4.12.0 C F Apache Http Server license

httpd.man.en_US 2.4.12.0 C F Apache Http Server man page

and now am running into an issue. I have my correct lpar2rrd stanzas added to the end of the httpd.conf file. The httpd daemon starts just fine, but when I try to bring up the webpage I am getting the following error message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /lpar2rrd/ on this server.

Is there something I am missing after installing the new version of IBMs HTTP server?

Thanks,

Keith Barth

Pavel · September 2018

Hi,

that happens on AIX often ...

check Apache error_log (find /var -name error_log )

Basically you need to adopt settings in the docu for Apache 2.4:
http://www.lpar2rrd.com/install.htm?4.1.0 --> Web

Check if apache user (apache/httpd) has read rights for /home/lpar2rrd/lpar2rrd, /home/lpar2rrd, /home
if so then check loading modules like

<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
LoadModule cgi_module /opt/freeware/lib/httpd/modules/mod_cgi.so
</IfModule>
...

let us known

kbarth · September 2018

Discovered the issue. In the httpd.conf file the previous version (2.3) required the:

    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all

entry in the section that is added to the file. In 2.4, those lines are replaced by:

    Require all granted.

Once that entry was replaced, the web page loaded just fine.
Although the documentation notes this, it might be good to draw attention to that subtle change.

Thanks again for the help.

Keith

Pavel · September 2018

thanks for sharing solution!

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