SID-00612: Can't Configure with 403 Forbidden Error

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.2	Perl version:	5.8.8
Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:	Linux	Last update:	16 years ago

I can't configure my twiki. I plan to install the Twiki on my share hosting. But i can't be successful many times.

After i upload the twiki script into hosting and renamed LocalLib.cfg.txt to LocalLib.cfg, I can opened /bin/configure. but the configure was opened like text and can not be modified.

When i copy the pub-htaccess.txt into pub folder, i visited website and got the error: 403 Forbidden.

I have done many times to uninstall an install the script with some tutorial, but the problem is not solved.

I have changed some folders or files's permissions that the problem still exist.

So i need your help. I have spent a whole day for the Twiki installation.

Tks.

BTW, I use the ApacheConfigGenerator to get the twiki.conf.

i wanto know this script can be used into the .htaccess of /bin?

-- TWikiGuest - 2009-11-05

Discussion and Answer

Hi, I used this method to solve the 403 Forbidden. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/SettingFileAccessRightsLinuxUnix

But, once i open /bin/configure, the error is 500 Internal Server Error.. What can i do now?

Wait for your help.. tks.

-- TWikiGuest - 2009-11-05

I believe you are using a redhat/fedora machine. In that case you will twiki.config file in setup as mentioned in link TWikiOnRedHat.

If this is the case add/modify below section in twiki.config file. add the list of user names and IP addresses that must be allowed to access configure script. I faced a similar problem while setting up Twiki in my complany too. But a little googling i got the problem resolved.

<FilesMatch "^(configure)$">
    SetHandler cgi-script
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 127.0.0.1 172.16.58.175 172.16.59.241 192.168.33.33 localhost
    Require user admin YourUserName
    Satisfy Any
</FilesMatch>

I don't exactly remember what I did but I suppose you must create a user name admin in htaccess. refer the link below. http://www.sitedeveloper.ws/tutorials/htaccess.htm

Hope the hints i provided helps you. I am really upset that i sis not document the issues i faced then :(. That would have helped me in answering you better.

-- RaghuKiran - 2009-11-06

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