Cannot disable Directory Listing in httpd.conf

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I just installed XAMPP on my personal CentOS box and when I try to disable `Directory Listing` I get an Apache error when restarting. My `httpd.conf` file looks like this after I make the changes: httpd.conf ``` Alias /bitnami/ "/opt/lampp/apache2/htdocs/" Alias /bitnami "/opt/lampp/apache2/htdocs" Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from all ``` Error ``` XAMPP: Starting Apache...fail. AH00526: Syntax error on line 5 of /opt/lampp/apache2/conf/httpd.conf: Either all Options must start with + or -, or no Option may. ``` I have tried removing Indexes all together and I can still see my directories. Maybe I'm in the wrong file, but from what I've read disabling directory listing has to be made here or .htacces (which I am trying to avoid.) In case it comes up I have made sure to restart XAMPP every time I made changes.

Accepted Answer

The error message is pretty clear. To rephrase / show examples:

```
# relative to whatever lower precedence section applies
Options -Indexes
```

If your goal is to turn off indexes. If you want to make sure FollowSymlinks is also set, put a + in front of it:

```
# relative to whatever lower precedence section applies
Options -Indexes +FollowSymlinks
```

If you want to turn everything but FollowSymlinks off:

```
# not relative
Options FollowSymlinks
```

Cannot disable Directory Listing in httpd.conf

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