I just have one thing to add. You are correct that if the user places a
directory in their home directory called public_html unless the apache admin
has changed the name of that dir in the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file. You
would need to then get with him to see what they have renamed it to.
William
On 08-Apr-98 Dan Cyr wrote:
> At 11:26 PM 4/7/98 -0400, Dan Hughes wrote:
>>Hello all,
>> I will need to install apache on a macine at my school. I have a
>>few questions on DNS. There is already a DNS server at my school, I don't
>>need to setup a nameserver. 1. Using redhat's netcfg tool, under the
>>section of nameservers would I have to enter the ip of the primary
>>nameserver only?
>
> Don't bother will that tool. Just edit your /etc/resolv.conf file.
> eg.
>#/etc/resolv.conf
> search mydomain.com
> nameserver 192.168.0.2
> nameserver 192.168.0.3
>
> 2. By pointing the computer to the correct DNS if I was
>>to change the name of the server from localhost to the given name of the
>>computer on the network, it should be able to locate the server within or
>>outside the network, right?
>
> Yep, aslong as the system's network settings are right and you can ping the
> internet.
>
> 3. This is not related to DNS, just APACHE:
>>Is there a way to create a public directory that for each user on the
>>system apache creates an entry in the http(d?) directory that would
>>produce: http://myserver.mydomain/~dhughes if dhughes is a user on the
>>system, or http://myserver.mydomain/~dude if dude is on the server without
>>manual entry of the directories ( eg. mkdir ~dhughes)? If so how?
>
> By default, if there is a user, his account will have HTML access at
> ~username IF he makes a directory off his home directory called public_html
> and put his index.html file in there.
>
>
> Dan
>
>> If it is possible I don't want to rush anyone, but I need to
>>figure out how to do this within about 2 weeks, so please if you can reply
>>soon.
>> Thanks,
>> Dan Hughes
>>
>
>
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