ran into a problem when moving /usr to /home/usr to reduce the filesystem

i moved /usr to /home/usr and then symlinked

ln -s /home/usr /usr

however problems have arisen in that perl/cgi scripts are no longer allowed server wide. scripts that was available and was being used successfully now give back a 403 your not allowed page.

on checking the error report there is a constant error that the symbolic link to /usr/ is not allowed.

any help?

Symbolic links if owner matches must be on, and noone but root matches root.................

I think that might be it............

Originally posted by CmptrWz
Symbolic links if owner matches must be on, and noone but root matches root.................

I think that might be it............

So i need to check if owner matches is on? so where / how do i do this.

Good question, I know it is an "option" setting, like indexes. Check httpd.conf and access.conf.

Note, however, that it IS a security hole to change it to symlinks full, even if the owner doesn't match.

no joy ...cant seem to find any reference to that in httpd or access conf

Try setting allowoverride to ALL or include options

Then make a .htaccess file in the directory you see the problem in for a test.

I forget the exact command but there is an option like

Options +Indexes

That you can use, only for symbolic links. There is a only if owner match version and an all version. Use the ALL version and see if that helps.