Why is Apache ignoring the "Options Indexes" directive?
Solution 1:
boss found the issue. it was the conf.d/welcome.conf file. it had a LocationMatch directive that detected the absence of an index.html file and defaulted to the welcome page.
Solution 2:
Basic steps:
- Check and make sure there isn't an.htaccess file over-riding your settings (set AllowOverride None which might help)
- Check and make sure your directory can be read by Apache
- Check and make sure you don't have another
<directory>flag that is over-riding your settings.