diff --git a/_example/etc/manager-apache.conf b/_example/etc/manager-apache.conf
index 4cc07f761..648a8bff2 100644
--- a/_example/etc/manager-apache.conf
+++ b/_example/etc/manager-apache.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <Directory __MANAGERDIR__>
 	Order deny,allow
 	Allow from all
-	Options +ExecCGI
+	Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
     </Directory>
 
     # On-line documentation
diff --git a/_example/etc/manager-apache2.conf b/_example/etc/manager-apache2.conf
index c079a86ca..f900d7d61 100644
--- a/_example/etc/manager-apache2.conf
+++ b/_example/etc/manager-apache2.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <Directory __MANAGERDIR__>
 	Order deny,allow
 	Allow from all
-	Options +ExecCGI
+	Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
     </Directory>
 
     # On-line documentation
diff --git a/_example/etc/portal-apache.conf b/_example/etc/portal-apache.conf
index 626de9d74..0821ce327 100644
--- a/_example/etc/portal-apache.conf
+++ b/_example/etc/portal-apache.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <Directory __PORTALDIR__>
 	Order allow,deny
 	Allow from all
-	Options +ExecCGI
+	Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
     </Directory>
 
     # Perl script
diff --git a/_example/etc/portal-apache2.conf b/_example/etc/portal-apache2.conf
index ab635fa7b..bc065fc67 100644
--- a/_example/etc/portal-apache2.conf
+++ b/_example/etc/portal-apache2.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <Directory __PORTALDIR__>
 	Order allow,deny
 	Allow from all
-	Options +ExecCGI
+	Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
     </Directory>
 
     # Perl script