Re: [cobalt-users] .htaccess on RaQ 4i

["Fabian" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jay:

MANY THANKS!!!!!

I just maked the steps that you explain, adn now, the .htpasswd works fine!

Regards
Fabian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Falconer" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] .htaccess on RaQ 4i


> RAQ4 BUG FROM COBALT NETWORKS
> =================================
> The initial release of the various RaQ4 server configurations from Cobalt
> Networks has a bug in the default server configuration file that tells the
> web server (Apache) to ignore ALL htaccess security files on the entire
> server!
>
> Here is how we fixed their problem:
>
> 1) Using TELNET, access the server as super user (root level access). You
> must be in SU mode in order to perform the root level commands below.
>
> 2) Change to the /etc/httpd/conf dir on the server using the following
> command:
>
> cd   /etc/httpd/conf
>
> 3) change the permissions on the access.conf file so you can access it via
> FTP. The command is:
>
> chown  admin  access.conf
>
> 4) Now using FTP access the server with user "admin" and change to the
> /etc/httpd/conf   directory.
>
> 5) Next download the access.conf file in TEXT mode. DO NOT download this
> file in BINARY mode or else the file will be corrupted.
>
> 6) Open the file with any text editor and change ONLY the following line
> that appears JUST ABOVE the "# ignore .ht*" line. ONLY change this one
line
> and make sure you are changing it correctly.
>
> AllowOverride None
>
> should be changed to read:
>
> AllowOverride All
>
> IMPORTANT: Be sure NOT to change the "AllowOverride None" line that
appears
> near the top of the file (just above the "AuthFailDelay" line). This
> particular AllowOverride line needs to remain set to "None".
>
> 7) Save your changes and then upload the access.conf file back to the
> /etc/httpd/conf directory using FTP. BE SURE to upload the file in text
mode
> and NOT binary mode.
>
> 8) Using TELNET, you need to change the ownership of this file back to
> "root" which is done with the following command from within the
> /etc/httpd/conf directory:
>
> chown  root  access.conf
>
> 9) Finally, you will need to reboot your RaQ4 server in order for the
> changes to take effect.
>
> Jay Falconer
> "In The Q" E-Commerce System
> www.InTheQ.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Roseberry" <roy@xxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, 18 September, 2000 01:55 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] .htaccess on RaQ 4i
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to password protect a directory on a RaQ4i using .htaccess.
> > I've followed the same steps that work on a RaQ3.  Everything seems
fine,
> > the the .htpasswd file generated with no problem.  But the web browser
> > serves up the files in the password protected directory without
prompting
> > for user/pass--as if the .htaccess file were not even there.
> >
> > I've double-checked everything I can think of.  Has anyone else run into
> > this problem?  Thanks.
> >
> > -Roy
> >
> >
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