Apache2 won't start after change the path of SSL certificate via Webmin

aneeshkumar

11/17/23, 5:21 PM

I am new to Ubuntu Server. After changing newly created ssl certificate path on a virtualhost, apache2 won't start.

$ apache2ctl configtest // showing below error! 

    AH00526: Syntax error on line 171 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:
    Either all Options must start with + or -, or no Option may.
    Action 'configtest' failed.
    The Apache error log may have more information

Line 171 is below

    <Directory /var/www>
        Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

I revoke the change made and try to restart apache2. showing same error and all the sites down. If I # all the 5 line, Apache2 will start. however, sites displaying no permission to access. I am running wordpress on this server.

any help would be highly appreciated.

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Jos

11/17/23, 5:41 PM

Is that a genuine hyphen, "-", or have you copied and pasted a similar but different character, such as "–", e.g. from a website?

Thomas Ward

11/17/23, 6:20 PM

Read the error - "either all options must start with + or -," - if you want symlinks to be folowed you need a + there, or a - to deny it.

aneeshkumar

11/18/23, 11:12 AM

Thanks Thomas for the hint. and it got resolved.

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