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Specifying the filer response to HTTP requests

Adding the fail rule

What the fail rule specifies  Top

The fail rule specifies that if a component of a URL matches the template, the filer denies access to that component and disregards other rules.

Adding the fail rule  Top

To add a fail rule in the /etc/httpd.translations file, complete the following steps.

Step

Action
1

Open the /etc/httpd.translations file using a text editor.
2

Enter the following command:

fail template

template is a component of a URL.
3

Save the file.

Example of a fail rule entry  Top

The following fail rule entry in the /etc/httpd.translations file causes the filer to deny access to the /user/forbidden directory:

fail /usr/forbidden/*

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