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I am having problems setting up user authentication in Apache 1.1.1.
Basically, when you go to access the "protected" page, it gives a Server
Error.  UGH!  Using the documentation from Apache Week
(http://www.apacheweek.com/features/userauth), this is what I have:

Since I don't want Apache checking *every* directory for .htaccess files I
have the access.conf file set with the main <Directory
/var/lib/httpd/docs> ... AllowOverride None ... </Directory> set and then
have the 2 directories I want protected set:

   <Directory /var/lib/httpd/docs/stats>
   AllowOverride AuthConfig
   </Directory>

   <Directory /var/lib/httpd/docs/maint>
   AllowOverride AuthConfig
   </Directory>

I have tried making the AllowOverride AuthConfig in the main
<Directory>... directive only and killing those other 2 as well, but the
same problem persists.

Also, my .htaccess file in the /stats directory looks like this:

   AuthName stats
   AuthType Basic
   AuthUserFile /var/lib/httpd/users

   require valid-user

This is pretty much verbatim from the example given.  But it does not
work.  Oh yeah, I have my users file setup correctly (I used htpasswd from
the /support directory).  Hrmmm... anyone?  This is killing me!  My only
conclusion is that this documentation is flawed somewhere or I am making
some totally stupid mistake.

Thanks!

-Matthew Martin

[Posted and mailed]

On 20 Nov 1996, Matthew Martin posted the following:

Quote:> I am having problems setting up user authentication in Apache 1.1.1.

> Also, my .htaccess file in the /stats directory looks like this:

>    AuthName stats
>    AuthType Basic
>    AuthUserFile /var/lib/httpd/users

>    require valid-user

Should work fine... :)

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Quote:>[Posted and mailed]

>On 20 Nov 1996, Matthew Martin posted the following:
>> I am having problems setting up user authentication in Apache 1.1.1.

>> Also, my .htaccess file in the /stats directory looks like this:

>>    AuthName stats
>>    AuthType Basic
>>    AuthUserFile /var/lib/httpd/users

>>    require valid-user

>Replace the "require valid-user" with:
><Limit GET>
>require valid-user
></Limit>

>Should work fine... :)

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Quote:> I am having problems setting up user authentication in Apache 1.1.1.
> Basically, when you go to access the "protected" page, it gives a Server
> Error.  UGH!  Using the documentation from Apache Week
> (http://www.apacheweek.com/features/userauth), this is what I have:

Paul
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