From: Jim Jagielski <jim@apache.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 19:11:38 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Merge r1506474 from trunk:
X-Git-Tag: 2.4.21~76
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c23a1d62fbb3788a247ba52bfcddd6ba688fa326;p=apache

Merge r1506474 from trunk:

* server/core.c (set_document_root): Improve error message for
  inaccessible docroot.

Submitted by: jorton
Reviewed/backported by: jim


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1747057 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
---

diff --git a/server/core.c b/server/core.c
index a957807a09..43cad2dc25 100644
--- a/server/core.c
+++ b/server/core.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,9 @@ static const char *set_document_root(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
             conf->ap_document_root = arg;
         }
         else {
-            return "DocumentRoot must be a directory";
+            return apr_psprintf(cmd->pool, 
+                                "DocumentRoot '%s' is not a directory, or is not readable",
+                                arg);
         }
     }
     return NULL;