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

["Patrick McNeil" <pmcneil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I added this, but it still doesn't require authentication.

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alex Lee
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:27 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] .htaccess doesnt do anything


> >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

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