Re: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess files and authentication

[Will DeHaan <will@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You need to configure mod_auth_pam to tolerate external password files.

In /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf, find the directory /home/sites block and
add the single line:

AuthPAM_FallThrough on


	-- Will

ChaosIndustries wrote:
> 
> Try that one
> 
> AuthUserFile /home/sites/site1/web/.mypassfile
> AuthGroupFile /dev/null
> Authname Web Site
> Authtype Basic
> <Limit GET POST>
>  require valid-user
> </Limit>
> 
> To make your Passwordfile:
> Telnet your raq, give root
> cd AuthUserFile /home/sites/site1/web/
> htpasswd -c .mypassfile <username>
> Use the line above to add users to the pass file
> to remove a user open the passfile (vi, joe...) an delte the line from the user
> you want to remove
> 
> Greets Sven
> 
> Eric Beck schrieb:
> 
> > Thanks John, I've tried their posted method already, and it doesn't work
> >
> > I get server error.
> >
> > Could it be anything to do with the permissions on either the .htaccess
> > file, or the .htpasswd file (or whatever chosen password file I've
> > created)????
> >
> > here's the .htaccess file...pretty straigt forward.  Can anyone see what's
> > wrong?
> >
> > order allow,deny
> > allow from all
> > require user valid-user
> > Authname Web Site
> > AuthPAM_Enabled off
> > Authtype Basic
> > AuthUserFile /home/sites/site1/web/.mypassfile
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > At 11:14 AM 5/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I'm not sure which system you're using, but here's a link about putting
> > >password files in the site web directory:
> > >
> > >http://www.cobalt.com/support/kb/search.php3?ques=htaccess&qid=518&language=
> > >1
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >[mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Beck
> > >Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:37 AM
> > >To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess files and authentication
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Can anyone tell me ...
> > >
> > >Why is there a problem putting an .htaccess file in a site's web directory,
> > >and then you get a server error, like it doesn't want to allow it.  I've
> > >looked in the access.conf file, and it looks like overrides are allowed, so
> > >what gives?   I've been doing this with BSDi for years.
> > >
> > >
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