SID-00657: could not access /cgi-bin/twiki/configure

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I installed Twiki on Ubuntu with debain package. no access to above mentioned url.

Error message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/twiki/configure on this server. Apache/2.2.12 (Ubuntu) Server at 10.10.12.38 Port 80

Please help.

Thx

-- LongWu - 2009-12-07

Discussion and Answer

I am not familiar with the TWiki package on Debian, but the URL path might be /cgi-bin/twiki/bin/configure

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-07

No. the url should be good 'cause it's a link on a Twiki page. if I add bin into the path, error will be "not found".

-- LongWu - 2009-12-07

Look into the Apache conf file of twiki, on some systems at /etc/httpd/conf.d/twiki.conf, to find out what the URL path is of your twiki/bin directory where the configure file is located.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-07

tried to play with /etc/apache2/conf.d and /etc/twiki/apache.conf and allow access to "configure" from any by specifying username, still no success.

Please advise.

Thx

-- LongWu - 2009-12-09

Create a twiki.conf file in /etc/apache2/conf.d using the generator at ApacheConfigGenerator.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-10

Still does not work.

Tried to manually modify the mentioned file with no luck.

Is this a problem just with Ubuntu installation or it's general issue with all Linux distro?

Thx

-- LongWu - 2009-12-14

Tried with ApacheConfigGenerator also, still no luck.

-- LongWu - 2009-12-14

Always the same error msg:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /cgi-bin/twiki/configure on this server.

-- LongWu - 2009-12-14

Looks like an Apache config issue for your twiki/bin directory or the /twiki/bin/configure file.

The ApacheConfigGenerator has this in the <Directory "/var/www/twiki/bin"> section:

<FilesMatch "^(configure)$">
    SetHandler cgi-script
    Order Deny,Allow
    Allow from all
</FilesMatch>

e.g. by default, configure is open to all. Once configured you can restrict it to an IP address and/or a registered user.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-14

I installed twiki on Ubuntu using apt-get. By default, access to configure is restricted.

Thanks for your answer but I need to get this fixed,

Please advise.

-- LongWu - 2009-12-14

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- PeterThoeny - 2010-02-02

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