Re: [cobalt-users] Offtopic: CGI and their rights

["Fathi Said" <fathi@xxxxxx>]

Or you check this excellent FAQ about password protection for directories.
http://cobalt.user-help.org/faqs/faq_s01.html

Fathi


----- Original Message -----
From: "manitu" <manitu@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Offtopic: CGI and their rights


> > How do I set up a password protected DIR on the cobalt Raq2?
>
> With .htaccess file. This is a text file that restricts the access coming
> from the web to a directory. A sample .htaccess file  would be:
>
>     order allow,deny
>     allow from all
>     require valid-user
>     Authname DirectoryName
>     AuthPAM_Enabled off
>     Authtype Basic
>     AuthUserFile /home/sites/www.domain.com/web/.htpasswd
>
> Please note that the line "AuthPAM_Enabled off" is very important. This
> .htaccess file allows only users registered in the file determined by the
> "AuthUserFile" to access the files and directories in and under (!) the
> directory where the .htaccess file is located.
>
> You can also modify the file to accept groups of users. The AuthUserFile
> states the file in which the valid users are stored in. Please note that
> these are NOT corresponding to the linux filesystem users or groups.
>
> You can create the .htpasswd file with the tool "htpasswd" from the shell.
> Adding new users is very easy. The command line tells you the options.
>
> If you would like, you can also setup the .htaccess file so that is does
not
> use a .htpasswd file (which you can name as you want, but this is the most
> common name) but the linux users and groups.
>
> You will find more information about .htaccess file at www.apache.org.
>
> Manuel
>
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