Apache Config - how to make a directory accessable ? (SOLVED)

[Uwe Kiewel]

Craig White schrieb:
> On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 23:18 +0200, Uwe Kiewel wrote:
>> max bianco wrote:
>>>> SELinux was in fact the issue !
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help
>>>> --
>>>  If you think you need to add policy rules , ask on fedora-selinux
>>> first. The webserver policy is pretty well tested and there are
>>> several booleans that usually will cover most of your needs.
>>>
>> The question is: Does he need selinux? For a normal server it is too
>> paranoid I think. SElinux is the first thing I switch off after the setup.
> ----
> I can see how life's easier when you disable technologies that
> contribute to the overall security of your systems but I can't see the
> logic of boasting about it.
> 

My point of view: Use the technologies you need in your specific case - 
do not use every technology you could use.

Fedora enables SElinux by default - other distributions do not so.

Uwe