Articles tagged with selinux

1. Apache Can't Use Remote MySQL Server When SELinux is Enabled

   Posted on August 20, 2012 in System Administration

   I don't know why SELinux problems seem so frustrating. The problem almost certainly is related to the fact that there is frequently no error message. This is exactly the problem I ran into while turning up a new Apache web server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) with SELinux …

2. MySQL + SELinux: Can't change dir (Errcode: 13)

   Posted on October 21, 2010 in System Administration

   If you're using a non-standard MySQL data directory on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, you may have seen an error like /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't change dir to '/mysql_data/' (Errcode: 13). The key to fixing this problem is to ensure the new MySQL data directory has the proper …

3. Warning: DocumentRoot does not exist

   Posted on March 24, 2010 in System Administration

   If you're using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or one of it's variants (CentOS, etc.), you may have noticed that using a non-standard document root for your Apache-based web site results in a DocumentRoot does not exist warning if the directory exists. The most likely cause of this problem is …