bitcoin-0.9.2-linux , "error: server returned HTTP error 403"

So, i downloaded, compiled and run bitcoind 0.9.2 on debian stable.

Code:

./configure --disable-wallet --without-miniupnpc
make

bitcoind is run under 'bitcoin' user.

there is a ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf file containing

Code:

rpcuser=some
rpcpassword=somethingelse
txindex=1

so i start bitcoind, and then i try to interact with it like:

Code:

bitcoind getinfo

Code:

bitcoin-cli getinfo

In both case i get

"error: server returned HTTP error 403"

It's strange cause this setup used to work until the previous bitcoin version, or the one before it. Any ideas what's going on?