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Hi,
i got a apache (1.3.9) on debian (potato) running with many virtual Hosts,
everything ok so long.
But when i try to use basic authorisation via a .htaccess-file, i can't
access my site with any user. e.g.:
VHost slanschuetzer.gre-dv.at:

httpd.conf:

User www-data
Group www-data
.
.
LoadModule auth_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_auth.so
.
.
<VirtualHost 193.81.236.31>

DocumentRoot /var/www/slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at
<Directory />
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride ALL
</Directory>
ServerName slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at
ErrorLog /var/log/apache/slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at-error.log
TransferLog /var/log/apache/slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at-access.log
</VirtualHost>

.htaccess:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Fuer lanschue und magic zugaenglich."
AuthUserFile ./pwd
<Limit GET>
Require user valid-user
</Limit>

user lanschue and magic are entries in the
/var/www/slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at/pwd - file
and /var/www/slanschuetzer.gr-edv.at has the rights:

drwxrwxr-x    lanschue    wwwstaff ........

and when i try to access the site via a browser, i get no access and
following errors in my error-log:

[Sat Aug 17 18:18:32 2002] [error] [client 62.46.226.146] access to /
failed, reason: user magic not allowed access

(trying a user not in my pwd-file gives me the error: "user xxxx not found:
/" so my pwd-file is really read.

has anyone an idea, why my valid users don't get access?

thanks,
Stefan

[Authentication problems]

Quote:> .htaccess:
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "Fuer lanschue und magic zugaenglich."
> AuthUserFile ./pwd
> <Limit GET>
> Require user valid-user
> </Limit>

Use "Require valid-user". Your Require directive lets Apache search for
a *user* called "valid-user", not for any user. Alternatively you could
use "Require user lanschue magic" to let just those users authenticate.
If there is no special reason for it, better get off the Limit context.

Bye,

Christoph.