Apache: httpd; apachectl status and fullstatus. [FrontPage install fails]

[Daniel B. Thurman]

OK, I changed the <Location /server-status> section and
allowed everyone to access it and note that the apachectl
command does work.  I tried to install FrontPage and it still
fails.  Rats.  As far as why I cannot get server-status to work
"out of the box" is not my current issue I will leave it to those
who care.

For those who want details of the failed FP installation:

=====================================================
Where is the current apache control file (apachectl) located: []/usr/sbin/apachectl
Currently running Apache/
Checking for previous versions of FrontPage Server Extensions to upgrade...
You have no previous versions of FrontPage Server Extensions installed.
There are no settings to migrate!

For Apache 2.0, FrontPage requires Apache version  or later.
Please first upgrade to Apache 2.0.40 or later, with mod_so.
====================================================== 

OK - I figured it out.

To install FP on FC4:

1) Follow instructions in: http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_apache2_frontpage2002
   but do not install the fp product until these steps
   are first performed:
   
   a) Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
      1) Look for the Listen *:80, change it to 80
      2) Comment out default Virtual Host: <VirtualHost *> ... </VirtualHost>
   b) Rename or delete: /var/www/html/auth/.htaccess file if exist.
   c) Get previous version's apachectl shell-script file.  I used FC2's script.
      Current script apparently is either broken or changed so that
      behavior is different.  apachectl -v start for example does
      not return any version information, for example and the fp script
      requires it.
2) Complete the rest of the installation instructions from (1) above.
3) You might want to uncomment the <VirtualHost *> ... </VirtualHost>
   block, but I am testing to see of that will cause any problems.  It
   shouldn't but I don't know.  If it does, comment it back out.

I think that covers it...

Dan

>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Daniel B. Thurman
>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:16 AM
>To: For users of Fedora Core releases (E-mail)
>Subject: Apache: httpd; apachectl status and fullstatus.
>
>
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>I am trying to install FrontPage extensions on FC4 and I think
>I stumbled on why I was not able to even get started. My guess
>is that the FP script is expecting to locate the apache http version
>which it is not able to locate?  But in any case, I was not able to
>get the apachectl status or apachectl fullstatus to work: 
>
>==============================================
>> apache status (and apache fullstatus has the same output)
>==============================================
>                                   Not Found
>
>   The requested URL /server-status was not found on this server.
>
>   
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>-----------
>
>    Apache/2.0.54 (Fedora) Server at [1]xxxxx.cdkkt.com Port 80
>
>References
>
>   Visible links
>   1. mailto:xxxx at xxxxx.xxxxx  (purposely consealed)
>==============================================
>
>
>
>==============================================
>Uncommenting in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, the following
>and changing the Allow from directive:
>==============================================
># Note: mod_status.so is loaded
>
><Location /server-status>
>    SetHandler server-status
>    Order deny,allow
>    Deny from all
>    Allow from cdkkt.com
></Location>
>==============================================
>And executing:
>> apache status (and apache fullstatus has the same output)
>==============================================
>                                   Forbidden
>
>   You don't have permission to access /server-status on this server.
>
>   
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>-----------
>
>    Apache/2.0.54 (Fedora) Server at [1]xxxxx.cdkkt.com Port 80
>
>References
>
>   Visible links
>   1. mailto:xxxx at xxxxx.xxxxx  (purposely consealed)
>==============================================
>
>I tried everything I could for the 'Allow from', i.e. 10.1.0,  
>10.1.0.0/255.0.0.0
>and so on to no avail.  Any clues?
>
>Thanks!
>Dan
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