Webfs

walterbyrd · 01-10-2020, 02:31 PM

Code:

#uname -a
Linux fir.nuclix 5.3.0-3parrot3-amd64 #1 SMP Parrot 5.3.9-3parrot3 (2019-11-23) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Code:

#webfsd -h
-r dir   document root is >dir< 

#webfsd -r ~/webdocs
bind: Address already in use

Code:

# vim /etc/webfsd.conf

# document root
web_root="/home/myhomedir/webdocs"

#service webfs stop
#service webfs start

Fails again. It still uses /var/www/html as the document root.

Any ideas?

ondoho · 01-11-2020, 06:46 AM

Did you restart webfs after changing its configuration?

walterbyrd · 01-11-2020, 01:14 PM

> Did you restart webfs after changing its configuration?

Yes.

Code:

# vim /etc/webfsd.conf

# document root
web_root="/home/myhomedir/webdocs"

#service webfs stop
#service webfs start

scasey · 01-11-2020, 01:31 PM

Are you sure the service isn't webfsd?

What does service webfs status show before and after the restart?
What does service webfsd status show?

ondoho · 01-12-2020, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walterbyrd

> Did you restart webfs after changing its configuration?

Yes.

Code:

# vim /etc/webfsd.conf

# document root
web_root="/home/myhomedir/webdocs"

#service webfs stop
#service webfs start

Oh, I see.
That was supposed to be command line output. It looked like part of /etc/webfsd.conf to me.
Anyhow, I'm pretty sure ParrotOS uses systemd, so you might try using 'systemctl start/stop/restart ...'.
Along with 'systemctl status ...'.
Another aspect is the OS itself - who knows what it does to avoid being abused as a web server?
And you completely ignored the 'bind: ' message, no? Which 'bind' is this about - the shell builtin or the DNS server? webfs does not depend on bind on my system.

With the hints & info you got so far, I hope you can get a little more proactive in troubleshooting your problem now.

walterbyrd · 01-12-2020, 03:47 PM

Thank you for the replay. I think I will switch to apache2. It is better known.

Thanks again.