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--><title>mod_userdir - Apache HTTP Server</title><link href="/style/manual.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/></head><body><blockquote><div align="center"><img alt="[APACHE DOCUMENTATION]" src="/images/sub.gif"/><h3>Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3></div><h1 align="center">Apache Module mod_userdir</h1><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="help">Description:</span></td><td><description>This module provides for user-specific
directories.</description></td></tr><tr><td><a href="module-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier" class="help">Module&nbsp;Identifier:</a></td><td>userdir_module</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><h2>Summary</h2><summary>
</summary><h2>Directives</h2><ul><li><a href="#userdir">UserDir</a></li></ul><hr/><h2><a name="UserDir">UserDir</a> <a name="userdir">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><strong>Description: </strong></td><td>Sets the directory from which to serve files when requests
for a particular user are received, denoted by requests containing
~username, such as
http://server.example.com/~bob/</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax:</a></td><td><syntax>UserDir <em>directory-filename</em></syntax></td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Default" class="help">Default:</a></td><td><code>UserDir public_html</code></td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context:</a></td><td>server config, virtual
host</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module:</a></td><td>mod_userdir</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility" class="help">Compatibility:</a></td><td>All forms except the UserDir public_html
form are only available in Apache 1.1 or above. Use of the
enabled keyword, or disabled with a
list of usernames, is only available in Apache 1.3 and
above.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><usage>
<p>The <code class="directive">UserDir</code> directive sets the real
directory in a user's home directory to use when a request for a
document for a user is received. <em>Directory-filename</em> is
one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>The name of a directory or a pattern such as those shown
below.</li>
<li>The keyword <code>disabled</code>. This turns off
<em>all</em> username-to-directory translations except those
explicitly named with the <code>enabled</code> keyword (see
below).</li>
<li>The keyword <code>disabled</code> followed by a
space-delimited list of usernames. Usernames that appear in
such a list will <em>never</em> have directory translation
performed, even if they appear in an <code>enabled</code>
clause.</li>
<li>The keyword <code>enabled</code> followed by a
space-delimited list of usernames. These usernames will have
directory translation performed even if a global disable is
in effect, but not if they also appear in a
<code>disabled</code> clause.</li>
</ul>
<p>If neither the <code>enabled</code> nor the
<code>disabled</code> keywords appear in the
<code>Userdir</code> directive, the argument is treated as a
filename pattern, and is used to turn the name into a directory
specification. A request for
<code>http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html</code> will be
translated to:</p>
<table>
<tr><th>UserDir directive used</th>
<th>Translated path</th></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir public_html</td><td>~bob/public_html/one/two.html</td></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir /usr/web</td><td>/usr/web/bob/one/two.html</td></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir /home/*/www</td><td>/home/bob/www/one/two.html</td></tr>
</table>
<p>The following directives will send redirects to the client:</p>
<table>
<tr><th>UserDir directive used</th>
<th>Translated path</th></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir http://www.foo.com/users</td><td>http://www.foo.com/users/bob/one/two.html</td></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir
http://www.foo.com/*/usr</td><td>http://www.foo.com/bob/usr/one/two.html</td></tr>
<tr><td>UserDir
http://www.foo.com/~*/</td><td>http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html</td></tr>
</table>
<blockquote><table><tr><td bgcolor="#e0e5f5">
<strong>Be careful when using this directive; for instance,
<code>"UserDir ./"</code> would map
<code>"/~root"</code> to <code>"/"</code> - which is probably
undesirable. If you are running Apache 1.3 or above, it is
strongly recommended that your configuration include a
"<code>UserDir disabled root</code>" declaration.
See also the <a href="core.html#directory" class="directive"><code class="directive">Directory</code></a>
directive and the <a href="/misc/security_tips.html">Security
Tips</a> page for more information.</strong>
</td></tr></table></blockquote>
<p>Additional examples:</p>
<p>To allow a few users to have <code>UserDir</code> directories, but
not anyone else, use the following:</p>
<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code>
UserDir disabled<br>
UserDir enabled user1 user2 user3
</code></td></tr></table></blockquote>
<p>To allow most users to have <code>UserDir</code> directories, but
deny this to a few, use the following:</p>
<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code>
UserDir enabled<br>
UserDir disabled user4 user5 user6
</code></td></tr></table></blockquote>
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