Questions tagged [mod-userdir]
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Apache UserDir protected by LDAP password (don't want a "public_html")
I'm running Apache 2.4.6-93 on a CentOS 7. What I need is: each user should have their own home directory (achieved via UserDir), but the directories need to be password protected. One user should not be able to see another user's directory.
I was…

deejah
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apache userdir jail permissions
On Debian 8 I'm running apache2 in a jailed environment using jailkit and the userdir mod. In current jail setup users can navigate into another users directory i.e
/home/jail/home/anotheruser
and view files in it but can navigate into folders
I…

Lurch
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Enabling basic auth in apache user directory from Directory context instead of .htaccess file
I've enabled Apache user directories on my Ubuntu server. User can now load their /home/username/public_html directory from the browser by visiting http://example.com/~username.
I'm trying to password protect these directories. I was able to get it…

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UserDir is disabled yet server still responds differently to /~root
Using CentOS 6.5 I am trying to completely disable User Dir functionality so that /~ will not work at all. My httpd.config
UserDir disabled
and
#UserDir public_html
And also commented out
#LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
but…
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HowTo rewrite subdomain to apache userdir
As described in this blog I want to rewrite internally
http://xy.user.phpfarm.lan -> http://user.phpfarm.lan/~xy/
Module userdir is enabled.
With the following Apache2 vhost config file, it has got a…

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Apache user_dir module failed
I'm trying to setup user_dir module in my DEVSERVER but gets a 404 Not found error any time I try to reach any URL like for example:
http://devserver/~reynierpm/
My userdir.conf file is as follow:
UserDir enabled…

ReynierPM
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123-reg: Enabling PHP in their Starter package
One of my clients has been with 123-reg for years and wanted to continue to use their hosting. Upon starting a new 'Starter Package' I have been unable to do the simplest thing and enable PHP.
The current situation is that any .php file simply…

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Using UserDir in Apache why is executable needed on /home/usr?
I'm playing around with the UserDir function in apache:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_userdir.html
Here is my configuration:
UserDir enabled user
UserDir public_html

Gray Race
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NGINX - redirect userdir to another domain
I had an apache virtualhost config that redirects "http://host.domain.com/~userdir" to another host:
RewriteRule ^/~(.+) http://anotherhost.domain.com/~$1 [R,L]
But I'm having trouble to migrate this config to Nginx. Anyone could help me…
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Home userdir is not working after enabled on Apache2
I'm trying to enable userdir in Apache2 but I only receive a blank page.
I used:
a2enmod userdir
service apache2 restart
My conf file /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf
UserDir public_html
UserDir disabled…

gvd
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Insecure Apache + mod_userdir configuration
TL;DR: How can I enable mod_userdir in a secure way? (meaning: each user should be able to create and serve their content in ~/public_html but they shouldn't be allowed to read each others content nor directly - cat /home/userX/public_html/file-…

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Apache2 mod_userdir+mod_authnz_external, how to limit access to own home
I have an Apache2 setup with mod_userdir and mod_authnz_external+pwauth so that each user can access his home and can be authenticated by his local UNIX credentials.
Now I need some kind of authorization so that each user can, after being…

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Rewrite userdir for users that changed the username
This seems simple, but I wasn't able to do it.
I have a user that changed his username from givenname to name, and now I need to rewrite, changing the URL on the clients, to avoid 404 errors on ~givenname.
I thought I could do something like…

Vinícius Ferrão
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How to enable HTTPS / Secure access in Apache2 mod_userdir?
I would like to enable users of a test server to be able to host content and access them through HTTPS. However, I'm not going to allow everyone to write to the /var/www.
How can I enable the content stored in /home/*/public_html to be accessed with…

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