RE: [cobalt-users] .htaccess doesnt do anything

["Alex Lee" <alee@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> >I am trying to password protect a directory. I made the .htaccess file in
> >the directory and put the following in it:
> >
> ># Access file
> >order allow,deny
> >allow from all
> >require valid-user
> >Authname DirectoryName
> >Authtype Basic
> >AuthUserFile /home/sites/sitename/users/username/.htpasswd
> >
> >this is the exact syntaxt found on the cobalt.com knowledgebase. but it
> >never prompts for the username/password.
> >what am i missing?
> >
> >Patrick
> 
> Did you create the .htpasswd file in the users directory. That's 
> sounds like
> what you're missing.
> 
> type /usr/sbin/htpasswd --help for help
> but try /usr/sbin/htpasswd -c /home/sites/site/users/username/.htpasswd
> Must be SU


you need

AuthPAM_Enabled off

as well in your .htaccess