[mythtv-users] Having Trouble setting up Mythexport

Mark Bobak mark at bobak.net
Wed Jan 11 02:06:13 UTC 2012


It has to do with the symbolic link.  By default, apache won't follow
links.  There's an apache option to enable link functionality.  Can't
remember it, but if you google, should be easy to find.
On Jan 10, 2012 8:37 PM, "Raymond Norton" <admin at lctn.org> wrote:

> **
> I am having trouble setting up mythexport on Mythbuntu 11.10
>
> I have tried installing mythexport through myth control center and a
> couple times via apt.
>
> Mythexport installed  fine. I ran the following command as instructed:
>
> <mythexport setup>
> sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/mythtv/videos && sudo chmod 775
> /var/lib/mythtv/videos && sudo chown mythtv:mythtv /var/lib/mythtv/videos
> && sudo ln -s -f /var/lib/mythtv/videos /var/www/mythexport/video^C
> root at mythtv-1:/var/lib/mythtv#
>
> I restarted Apache, but get the following error in a browser:
>
> <Browser Error>
> Forbidden
>
> You don't have permission to access */mythexport/video/* on this server.
>
> Apache error log shows the following:
>
> <Apache Error Log>
> [Tue Jan 10 19:23:35 2012] [error] [client x.x.x.x] Symbolic link not
> allowed or link target not accessible: /var/www/mythexport/video
>
>
> Any ideas how to fix this?
>
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