To group I have just emerged Apache 2.0.52 on a gentoo box
and I am having problems executing the index.cgi in a directory
just under the main install (gentoo)
/var/www/localhost/htdocs/jimzilla.
when I open my web browswer and run http://192.168.0.10/jimzilla/
I get access 403 Forbidden

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

But if I enter the following url:
http://192.168.0.10/jimzilla/index.cgi
The cgi works correctly.

I have reviewed the apache docs and of coarse google
what am i missing?
Thanks,
Jim
Here is my apache.conf file:
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### /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf
### $Id: apache2.conf,v 1.1 2004/03/22 21:17:57 stuart Exp $
###
### Main Configuration Section
### You really shouldn't change these settings unless you're a guru
###
ServerRoot /usr/lib/apache2
ServerName 192.168.0.10
#LockFile /etc/apache2/apache2.lock
PidFile /var/run/apache2.pid
ErrorLog logs/error_log
LogLevel warn
DocumentRoot /var/www/localhost/htdocs
DirectoryIndex index.html index.shtml index.cgi

### Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
###
### You should always leave these three, as they are needed for normal
use.
### mod_access (Order, Allow, etc..)
### mod_log_config (Transferlog, etc..)
### mod_mime (AddType, etc...)
###
LoadModule access_module modules/mod_access.so
LoadModule auth_module modules/mod_auth.so
LoadModule auth_anon_module modules/mod_auth_anon.so
LoadModule auth_dbm_module modules/mod_auth_dbm.so
LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so
LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so
LoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
LoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
LoadModule cgid_module modules/mod_cgid.so
LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule imap_module modules/mod_imap.so
LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so
LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so
LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

###
### New Modules for 2.0 (some are experimental)
###
LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so
LoadModule echo_module modules/mod_echo.so
LoadModule charset_lite_module modules/mod_charset_lite.so
LoadModule cache_module modules/mod_cache.so
LoadModule disk_cache_module modules/mod_disk_cache.so
LoadModule mem_cache_module modules/mod_mem_cache.so
LoadModule ext_filter_module modules/mod_ext_filter.so
LoadModule case_filter_module modules/mod_case_filter.so
LoadModule case_filter_in_module modules/mod_case_filter_in.so
LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so
#LoadModule optional_hook_export_module
modules/mod_optional_hook_export.so
#LoadModule optional_hook_import_module
modules/mod_optional_hook_import.so
#LoadModule optional_fn_import_module
modules/mod_optional_fn_import.so
#LoadModule optional_fn_export_module
modules/mod_optional_fn_export.so
#LoadModule bucketeer_module modules/mod_bucketeer.so
LoadModule logio_module modules/mod_logio.so

###
### Global Configuration
###
# Splitting up apache2.conf into two files makes it easier to support
# multiple configurations on the same serer. In commonapache2.conf
# you keep directives that apply to all implementations and in this
# file you keep server-specific directives. While we don't yet have
# multiple configurations out-of-the-box, this allows us to do that
# in the future easily. (PERLPROXIED *ahem*)
#
# For Apache2 we load all conf files in conf/modules.d
Include conf/modules.d/*.conf
Include conf/commonapache2.conf

###
### IP Address/Port
###
#BindAddress *
Listen 80

###
### Log configuration Section
###
<IfModule mod_log_config.c>
#Single logfile with access, agent and referer information
#This is the default, if vlogs are not defined for the main server
CustomLog logs/access_log combined env=!VLOG
#If VLOG is defined in conf/vhosts/vhosts.conf, we use this entry
#CustomLog "|/usr/sbin/apache2splitlogfile" vhost env=VLOG
</IfModule>

###
### Virtual Hosts
###
# We include different templates for Virtual Hosting. Have a look in
the
# vhosts directory and modify to suit your needs.
#Include conf/vhosts/vhosts.conf
#Include conf/vhosts/dynamic-vhosts.conf
#Include conf/vhosts/virtual-homepages.conf

###
### Performance settings Section
###
#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300

#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On

#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited
amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from
the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 15

# prefork MPM [THIS IS THE DEFAULT]
# StartServers: number of server processes to start
# MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept
spare
# MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept
spare
# MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process
serves
<IfModule prefork.c>
StartServers 5
MinSpareServers 5
MaxSpareServers 10
MaxClients 150
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

# worker MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept
spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept
spare
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server
process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process
serves
<IfModule worker.c>
StartServers 2
MaxClients 150
MinSpareThreads 25
MaxSpareThreads 75
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

# perchild MPM
# NumServers: constant number of server processes
# StartThreads: initial number of worker threads in each server process
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept
spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept
spare
# MaxThreadsPerChild: maximum number of worker threads in each server
process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of connections per server process
<IfModule perchild.c>
NumServers 5
StartThreads 5
MinSpareThreads 5
MaxSpareThreads 10
MaxThreadsPerChild 20
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

ScriptAlias /jimzilla/ /var/www/localhost/htdocs/jimzilla/
DirectoryIndex index.cgi
<Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/jimzilla/>
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
Options Indexes ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
DirectoryIndex index.cgi
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

On 16 Mar 2005, jjosburn@hotmail.com <jjosburn@hotmail.com> wrote:
> To group I have just emerged Apache 2.0.52 on a gentoo box
> and I am having problems executing the index.cgi in a directory
> just under the main install (gentoo)
> /var/www/localhost/htdocs/jimzilla.
> when I open my web browswer and run http://192.168.0.10/jimzilla/
> I get access 403 Forbidden
>
> You don't have permission to access /jimzilla/ on this server.
>
> But if I enter the following url:
> http://192.168.0.10/jimzilla/index.cgi
> The cgi works correctly.
>
> I have reviewed the apache docs and of coarse google
> what am i missing?

Does jimzilla dir have 755 permission? In order for apache to tell if
there is a DirectoryIndex, the dir typically needs x permission (search
bit) for other. If apache only has r permission for the dir, it can still
access a file addressed explicitly, but cannot search for files (for
example ls command would not work for that apache user).