Bug 103598

Summary:	Apache re-installs default webroot during update.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Matthew Bevan <matt.bevan>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	2005.1
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Matthew Bevan 2005-08-24 10:30:16 UTC

Symptom: The web server's front page reverts to the Apache welcome page. 
 
Cause: Updating Apache. 
 
Solution: Delete the index.html.* files from your webroot. 
 
Fix: The Apache ebuild should be updated to check for the prior existance of a 
webroot (/var/www/localhost/htdocs) or should simply not install the default 
webroot when updating vs. installing.  Another solution would be to have a 
"defaultroot" or "example" use flag control this behaviour. 
 
Notes: This has caught me twice, resulting in 12+ hours of front-page downtime 
and some confusion.  Hopefully I'll remember to check in future!  ;)

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-24 10:59:59 UTC

$ euse -i no-htdocs

local use flags (searching: no-htdocs)
************************************************************
[-    ] no-htdocs (net-www/gentoo-webroot-default):
Don't install anything in the default webroot (/var/www/localhost)


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 90748 ***