[cobalt-developers] problems setting up a protected web directory

[Mark Rosenstein <mar@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As an experienced web developer, I find it odd that I can't get
something this basic to work on my Raq3i.  I setup a .htaccess file
like this:

    order allow,deny
    allow from all
    AuthUserFile /home/sites/site5/web/adm/.htpasswd
    require valid-user
    Authname "Site Administration"
    Authtype Basic

However, this seems to be ignoring the .htpasswd file I setup and
continuing to use the system-wide one with "admin" in it.  And the
default web password file appears to be /etc/passwd, which is a very
bad idea.  Did Cobalt really configure it this way?  And why won't it
let me override this?

					-Mark