Re: [cobalt-users] Password protection problems

["Ethos Online" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fathi,

The following:

order allow,deny
allow from all
require valid-user
Authname 'Anytext here'
Authtype Basic

...seems to work! You are a GENIUS! Thank you so much!!!!! One question
though - if my ISP has other sites on the server (which they do) will these
sites be able to access the directory with THEIR admin passwords??

Be sure to visit my web site - http://www.ethosonline.com/
Thanks!
Simon,
Ethos Online.
mailto:simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



----- Original Message -----
From: Fathi Said <fathi@xxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password protection problems


> > I've tried a variety of different htaccess files to date. I'm sure it's
a
> > server problem - When asked my ISP to sort it out they said they would -
> but
> > they haven't got back to me and all my emails to them are being bounced
> > back.
> Emails bouncing back from your host....?? hmm......
>
> > # Access file
> > order allow,deny
> > allow from all
> > require valid-user
> > AuthPAM_Enabled off
> > Authname "Restricted Directory"
> > Authtype Basic
> > AuthUserFile /home/sites/site??/path/to/.htpasswd
> No no, AuthPAM must be enabled if you want to use the usernames /
passwords
> of the system.
>
> > order allow,deny
> > allow from all
> > require user admin
> > Authname 'Restricted Directory'
> > Authtype Basic
> This looks good.
>
> However, try the following:
>
> Upload this file (EXACTLY this file, don't modify it)
> <snip>
> order allow,deny
> allow from all
> require valid-user
> Authname 'Anytext here'
> Authtype Basic
> </snip>
>
> Put it in your /home/sites/whateversite/web directory, and try accessing
> this website. You should be prompted with the infamous password dialog,
and
> there you should enter any user with according password. For example,
enter
> "admin" as username, and "yourRAQadminpassword" as password. Then, it
should
> let you in, as the admin is a registered user on the RaQ.
> Also, with this type of htaccess file, it doesn't matter WHERE the file is
> stored (=it doesn't matter in which /home/sites/site?/web or whatever
> web-accessible directory it's stored), ONLY and ALL registered users with
> the according usernames / passwords will work.
>
> > No chance! I can't imagine what I'm doing wrong.
> I don't too. It works for me...., just try again with the above
> instructions.
>
>
> > And now my host seems to be ignoring me!
> Time to make serious thoughts about changing ISPs.
>
> Regards,
> Fathi
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Fathi Said <fathi@xxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 2:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password protection problems
> >
> >
> > > Simon,
> > >
> > > please post your htaccess file again, I can't file your last post.
> > >
> > > Fathi
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Ethos Online <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 9:56 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password protection problems
> > >
> > >
> > > > Fathi -
> > > >
> > > > I tried what you told me to but it STILL doesn't work! My ISP's
> SysAdmin
> > > > said he would have a look at it but he hasn't got back to me yet.
Any
> > > other
> > > > ideas? Are the contents of my .htaccess file correct (posted here
last
> > > > weekend)
> > > >
> > > > Simon,
> > > > Ethos Online.
> > > > mailto:simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Fathi Said <fathi@xxxxxx>
> > > > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 1:01 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password protection problems
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > Fathi Said - will what you you wrote allow me to add usernames
and
> > > > > passwords
> > > > > > that aren't authenticated as users on the system (as Rik pointed
> > out)?
> > > > >
> > > > > It works for me....., and it will grant access only to those users
> who
> > > are
> > > > > listed in the .htaccess file.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Fathi
> > > > >
> > > > >
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