Can not disable Directory Indexing on a Slackware 9.1 Apache 1 Webserver...

mtlhd · 09-21-2009, 03:07 PM

I am not sure why it is ignoring my settings, but my webserver is allowing directory indexing much to my dismay.

Here is what my httpd.conf looks like-

Code:

<Directory /home/me/www/website_folder>
     Options Includes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
     AllowOverride None
     Order Allow,Deny
     Allow from all
</Directory>

Indexes is no where to be seen in that...why does it still allow indexing?

I even tried putting '-Indexes' with the same result.

What else can I do on this older set up?

Thanks in advance.

-mtlhd

djtoltz · 09-22-2009, 09:06 AM

Do you have AllowOverride none, or some other override restriction in the parent configuration? It sounds like you're not allowed to override the settings.

mtlhd · 09-22-2009, 09:33 AM

Thanks for your reply.
I went back, looked over the conf file, saw the Directory for '/'
which I thought was just there to prevent people from surfing the whole computer...

here is how it was set up...

Code:

<Directory />
     Order Deny,Allow
     Deny from All
</Directory>

I added the line

Code:

AllowOverride All

but there was no change after I restarted Apache.
I went ahead and changed it back to what it was.

Not sure what to do.

mtlhd · 09-22-2009, 10:10 AM

Also tried adding an .htaccess file to the webroot dir.
I wrote one line on it - 'Options -Indexes'
still same result. This sux.

djtoltz · 09-22-2009, 10:13 AM

I must say that this is strange. Unless your Apache configuration is fundamentally different from those I've worked with, or you're editing the wrong configuration file, it should work. (BTW: I have actually edited the wrong file.)