[Owncloud] What to do about this message re data/file security

[Arman Khalatyan]

Just for information:
OC does not require:
 Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

you can just remove it.
Arman.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 06:51:16PM +0100, Arthur Schiwon wrote:
>> On 03/26/2013 05:56 PM, Chris Green wrote:
>> >When I go to my owncloud configuration I get the following message at he
>> >top of the page:-
>> >
>> >     Your data directory and your files are probably accessible from the
>> >     internet. The .htaccess file that ownCloud provides is not working. We
>> >     strongly suggest that you configure your webserver in a way that the
>> >     data directory is no longer accessible or you move the data directory
>> >     outside the webserver document root.
>> >
>> >Firstly I don't understand why the Owncloud .htaccess file isn't working
>> >as I have lots of other .htacces files which work fine.
>>
>> Make sure your vhost configuration for ownCloud allows .htaccess files.
>>
> Well, I have in my default vhost which is the one that owncloud will be
> using:-
>
>     #
>     #
>     # AllowOverride setting to enable .htaccess files, particularly in dokuwiki
>     #
>     <Directory /var/www/>
>         Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
>         AllowOverride all
>         Order allow,deny
>         allow from all
>     </Directory>
>
> Should there be a .htaccess file in the data directory or is there only
> the 'top level' one in owncloud?
>
> Aha!  I lost the data directory .htaccess file when I upgraded, it's
> still there in the old version 4.5 installation.
>
> I've copied the .htaccess file across and now the warning has gone!  :-)
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Chris Green
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