[Mapserver-users] Linux/Apache security wrt shapefiles data

[Puneet Kishor]

Thanks Daniel. That was it. Lesson learned... Keep in mind, all you unix
newbies such as myself. The entire path should be r-x for the apache
user. The easiest way to do that is to "sudo chmod -R 755 yourdirectory"


And next time, instead of spending 20 or so frustrating hours to figure
out such idiosyncracies, just ask Daniel. Merci beaucoup...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Morissette [mailto:morissette at dmsolutions.ca] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:00 PM
> To: Puneet Kishor
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Linux/Apache security wrt 
> shapefiles data
> 
> 
> Did you also make sure that /home/pkishor is at least "r-x" for the 
> apache user?  Every directory in the path that leads to the gisdata 
> directory has to be at least "r-x" for the apache user.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> pkishor_98 wrote:
> > yes. this is related to MapServer ;-).
> > 
> > OS: RH9
> > MapServer 4.0 config-ed and setup correctly.
> > 
> > I have my shapefiles under "/home/pkishor/gisdata"
> > 
> > and the darn Mapserver refuses to open the shapefiles. 
> Error log shows 
> > 
> > msSHPOpenFile(): Unable to access file. (/home/pkishor/gisdata/bio)
> > ..
> > 
> > I move the shapefiles to "/var/www/html/gisdata" and 
> everything works
> > fine.
> > 
> > Apache runs as apache:apache, and in both cases I have chown-ed and
> > chgrp-ed the gisdata directory to apache:apache, and also 
> chmod-ed it
> > to 777 for good measure. Why is Mapserver unable to read gisdata
> > stored in my home directory? I am new to Linux/RH9, so be gentle in
> > your pedagoguery ;-).
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > 
> > Puneet.
> > 
> 
>