From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 25 16:36:52 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 268A014D94 for ; Tue, 25 May 1999 16:36:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA08320; Tue, 25 May 1999 16:36:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 16:36:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: daniel B Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Apache-fp won't install! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 25 May 1999, daniel B wrote: > I have a nagging problem installing the apache-fp package on a FreeBSD > 2.2.8-R machine running Apache-1.3.3. > When installing the package and going through the root web installation > parrt I get the following error: > > Do you want to install root web now? (y/n) Y > . > Installing root web on port 80 ... > Installing server / on port 80 > > Will chown web to www as part of the install. > Will chgrp web to www as part of the install. > > Starting install, port: 80. web: "" > > Enter users password: > confirm password: > > Can not create directory ""/usr/local/www/data/public.html"_vti_pvt". > ERROR: / Installation failed > > Hit Enter to continue > > ownership on the /usr/local/www/data/public.html is set to user www > and has write permission to it > What have I missed here You have a screwup in your Apache config. Re-check. /usr/local/www/data/public.html is the wierdest place I've heard of for a root web. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message