[cobalt-users] using htaccess to limit access to an IP

[Lee Joramo <leejor@xxxxxx>]

I am attempting to setup htaccess to allow access to everyone from a 
specific IP address, otherwise prompt for a users password.


Given:

	two users:
		joeuser jodyuser

	IP address to allow all users to access:
		987.987.987.987

	Realm of authentication:
		myprotectedpage

	htpassword path:
		/home/sites/www.FAKESITE.com/.htpasswd

Here is the .htaccess file I have attempted to use:


	# Access file
	require user joeuser jodyuser
	order deny, allow
	deny from all
	allow from 987.987.987.987
	satisfy any
	AuthName myprotectedpage
	AuthPAM_Enabled off
	Authtype Basic
	AuthUserFile /home/sites/www.FAKESITE.com/.htpasswd


This results in the follow web page error message:

	Internal Server Error
	The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration
        and was unable to complete your request.

Now I have tried many variations of the .htaccess file, but the one 
above is the one that I feel is the closest to what I need.  All 
either allow versions either provided the same error message or 
allowed anyone to access the page.

I had a very similar script that worked on a previous server which 
ran under SunOS with the ROXEN webserver.

Several other questions:

On previous systems, I allows used <Limit></Limit> tags around the 
restrictions and this came after the "Auth" settings. The 
documentation I found at www.cobalt.com and this mailing list archive 
all used the format as found in the above .htaccess file.

What exactly does AuthPAM_Enabled do? I am guessing that it uses the 
systems username and password to allow access to a web page. If so 
this seems like a dangerous thing to allow.

Thanks

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