Topic: Apache 2 "You are not authorized to view this page &

[gtsjames]

I am trying to implement apache to host a website with cgi scripts. Whenever I try to access the site I get the following error:
"You are not authorized to view this page"

The files for the site I want to host are located in C:\folder\wbdi
below is the entry I made into the httpd.conf file in
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf

ScriptAlias /wbdi "C:/folder/WBDI/"
<Directory "C:/folder/WBDI">
AllowOverride All
Options +ExecCGI
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

This is Apache 2.2.4 installed on a Win2K platform. Any assistance would be appreciated. I have already checked the permissions on the "C:\folder\wbdi" folder and "everyone" has full control.


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Since my previous post I have now run into some new developments.
I can access the cgi scripts by directly specifying them like below

http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/config.cgi?mode=readsystem

but accessing the http://151.114.16.106/wbdi gives me the error.
Also if I change the entry in the httpd.conf file from a scriptalias to a normal alias, accessing http://151.114.16.106/wbdi does access the index.html file and redirect it to the cgi file, but it then opens the cgi file as a text file and not a webpage as expected. I am lost.

[James Blond]

You have to use the scriptalias and you have to edit the Options

Options ExecCGI

to

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI

[gtsjames]

Thanks for the input. I changed my scripthost entry to what you recommended and now the pages load as expected. What I am now running into are problems with the images loading. I get errors when trying to use css(stylesheets) and loading Gifs and JPGs. Below are some of the errors from the logs:

[Wed Mar 28 11:58:41 2007] [notice] Child 1892: Starting thread to listen on port 80.
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:22 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:27 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/maincollage.jpg is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:27 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/maincollage.jpg, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:27 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/WBDI-logo.gif is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:27 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/WBDI-logo.gif, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/new.css is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/new.css, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/rollovers.js is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/rollovers.js, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/alertus.js is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/alertus.js, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/tooltip.js is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/jscript/tooltip.js, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/c_header_logo.gif is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/c_header_logo.gif, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/btl01_n.gif is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:36 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/btl01_n.gif, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:37 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/btl02_n.gif is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:37 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl/images/btl02_n.gif, referer: http://151.114.16.106/wbdi/apl/searchdb_bt.cgi
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:37 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico
[Wed Mar 28 11:59:37 2007] [error] [client 0.0.0.0] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/favicon.ico

[tdonovan]

The ScriptAlias directive indicates that everything in the WBDI directory and below is a cgi script.

That doesn't appear to be what you have - since there are .gif and .js files too.

Perhaps you just want to use a regular Alias directive, and allow .cgi files in WBDI - but not require everything under WBDI to be treated as a cgi.

[gtsjames]

Thanks for the reply again. I did see the error with the client IP address to be 0.0.0.0, but I am using this as a test bed so it does not worry me so much.
I ended up having to use a modified version of you recommendation:

ScriptAlias /wbdi/apl "C:/Ricoh/WBDI/apl"
<Directory "C:/Ricoh/WBDI">
AllowOverride All
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
AddHandler default-handler .jpg .gif .js .txt .bat .css
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Alias /wbdi/ "C:/Ricoh/WBDI/"
<Directory "C:/Ricoh/WBDI">
AllowOverride All
Options ExecCGI
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

I am not sure why I had to have the Alias and ScriptAlias. I will try again and see what happens. thanks again.
-gt