Stigers, Greg [And] wrote:

> I get
> Forbidden
> You don't have permission to access
> /PAGES/DOCS/cgi_20_nightly_20_processing.htm on this server.
> And having guessed wrong once, I don't see the benefit in guessing too much
> more. Since JHTTPD runs under SERVER.APACHE, is that the id that needs
> permissions for the files?

Yes, server.apache must have MPE permission to read the file and (I think)
"read and execute" (posix terminology) the directory containing the file.

>
[snip listfile ACD]
>
> ls tells me:
> :ls "-lt /APACHE/PUB/htdocs/PAGES/DOCS/cgi_20_nightly_20_processing.htm"
> -rwxr--r--   1 MGR.APACHE        SAMBA       9534 Feb 11 15:54
> /APACHE/PUB/htdocs/PAGES/DOCS/cgi_20_nightly_20_processing.htm.

I'd suspect the directories in between htdocs and your file.  It would appear
that your file has sufficient permissions to be read by anyone, so that is
why I'm thinking it is the directories.

>
> "Fixing" this would be nice. And if there are less challenging ways to
> accomplish the same end, I would welcome the help. Unfortunately, taking the
> time to learn to use Apache properly will be hard to do, unless there is a
> quick start guide for people with low expectations, kind of an Apache for
> Dummies...

Sorry, can't help here, althought I eventually got Apache serving a cgi
script to run Quiz at my old employer.

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