Managing Software via RPM in SUSE Linux Enterprise

Run the following commands:

rpm -ql apache2
rpm -qf /var/lib/apache2

1. List the configuration files to locate the default-server.conf:

   rpm -qc apache2
   

2. Modify the configuration file:

   sudo vim /etc/apache2/default-server.conf
   

3. Change the section dealing with document root — we need to change two places.

   Change this:

   #
   # Global configuration that will be applicable for all virtual hosts, unless
   # deleted here, or `overriden` elswhere.
   # 
   
   DocumentRoot "/srv/www/htdocs" .  <<<-- change this line
   
   #
   # Configure the DocumentRoot
   #
   <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs">    <<<-- change this line
   	# Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
   	# or any combination of:
   ...
   

   To this:

   #
   # Global configuration that will be applicable for all virtual hosts, unless
   # deleted here, or overriden elswhere.
   # 
   
   DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs" <<<-- to this line
   
   #
   # Configure the DocumentRoot
   #
   <Directory "/var/www/htdocs"> << -- to this line
   	# Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
   	# or any combination of:
   ...
   

1. Use rsync to synchronize the doc root:

   sudo rsync -avr /srv/www /var
   

2. Create an index.html file in the new doc root with the string new doc root:

   cd /var/www/htdocs/
   sudo touch index.html
   sudo vim index.html
   <<< ensure you put the string into the index.html file>>>
   

1. Run the following:

   rpm -V apache2
   

2. Start Apache and check the index:

   sudo systemctl start apache2
   curl 127.0.0.1
   

   The result should be the string inserted in the previous task.