Mod_edir & remote directories issue

>>> On 4/13/2006 at 7:59:37 am, in message
<dPs%f.574$Gd5.416prv-forum2.provo.novell.com>,
Skenda<s.osmaniqmul.ac.uk> wrote:
> I have been using mod_edir.nlm (ver 1.0.8) to provide
home directory 
> access for our users and it has been working very well.
I have a 
> requirement to use the remote directory part of
mod_edir to provide 
> webpages from a specific remote NW server directory but
only allow 
> access from within College subnet 194.36.XXX.XXX. Here
is a typical 
> config:
> 
> Alias /sysdocs
"remoteNWserver/vol:/apps/html"
> <Directory "vol:/apps/html">
>      AllowOverride None
>      Order deny,allow
>      Deny from all
>      Allow from 194.36.
> </Directory>
> 
> The issue is that Apache lets users in from outside
194.36.xx.xx network 
> 
> which it shouldn't.  I made a config change to test
apache server 
> (changed only top two lines) to access files from the
local server and 
> the restriction is applied which makes me point the
finger at mod_edir.
> 
> Alias /sysdocs "sys:/sysdocs"
> <Directory "sys:/sysdocs">
> 
> Has anyone come across this issue? Any help would be
appreciated.
> 
> Platform: NW6.5 SP2, Apache2(2.0.54),mod_edir.1.0.8
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Skende

I just retested this and everything seemed to work as
expected.  All IP
addresses outside of the specifed network were rejected.  I
would suspect
that there is something else in your configuration that is
overriding the
"Deny from all".

Brad

Thanks for the reply Brad. Well, it is clearly ignoring my
"deny all" 
statement and honestly looking at the config I don't see
why it should 
ignore it because that statement it is not overridden by
other 
statements as far as I can see, mind you I do have a
complicated config 
but at least you have assured me that the module is not the
issue here. 
I will have another go when I get back from easter holiday.

Thanks,
Skender

Brad Nicholes wrote:
>>>> On 4/13/2006 at 7:59:37 am, in message
> <dPs%f.574$Gd5.416prv-forum2.provo.novell.com>,
> Skenda<s.osmaniqmul.ac.uk> wrote:
>> I have been using mod_edir.nlm (ver 1.0.8) to
provide home directory 
>> access for our users and it has been working very
well. I have a 
>> requirement to use the remote directory part of
mod_edir to provide 
>> webpages from a specific remote NW server directory
but only allow 
>> access from within College subnet 194.36.XXX.XXX.
Here is a typical 
>> config:
>>
>> Alias /sysdocs
"remoteNWserver/vol:/apps/html"
>> <Directory "vol:/apps/html">
>>      AllowOverride None
>>      Order deny,allow
>>      Deny from all
>>      Allow from 194.36.
>> </Directory>
>>
>> The issue is that Apache lets users in from outside
194.36.xx.xx network 
>>
>> which it shouldn't.  I made a config change to
test apache server 
>> (changed only top two lines) to access files from
the local server and 
>> the restriction is applied which makes me point the
finger at mod_edir.
>>
>> Alias /sysdocs "sys:/sysdocs"
>> <Directory "sys:/sysdocs">
>>
>> Has anyone come across this issue? Any help would
be appreciated.
>>
>> Platform: NW6.5 SP2, Apache2(2.0.54),mod_edir.1.0.8
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Skende
> 
> I just retested this and everything seemed to work as
expected.  All IP
> addresses outside of the specifed network were
rejected.  I would suspect
> that there is something else in your configuration that
is overriding the
> "Deny from all".
> 
> Brad