Re: [cobalt-users] htpasswd authentication

["Kamran Khan" <khank@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Satan,
I have the same issue. i am trying to protect the web site for users.
whenever I write the .htaccess file, it says internal error. Can you help me
how to write the .htacess and .htpasswd file and where should they be saved ?

thanks
Kamran khan

satan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Calling your folder admin is not a too good idea. A link already exist to
> www.domain.com/admin for the cobalt administration !!!!
>
> This may cause you problem is you create a folder admin in the web
> directory, which will pop up first ?
>
> Simply call the folder a other name it may correct the problem.
>
> Stephen Gilbert
> god help you, duh i have a cobalt too, god help us !!
> satan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <flash22@xxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 3:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] htpasswd authentication
>
> > On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Footballist   wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to password protect a (web) directory called admin.
> > >
> > > Below is my .htaccess for the admin directory:
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > > AuthUserFile /home/sites/sitex/etc/passwd
> > > AuthGroupFile /dev/null
> > > AuthName Admin
> > > AuthType Basic
> >
> > If you are authentication users who aren't *real* users on the machine,
> > you have to tell PAM it's ok...
> >
> > AuthPAM_Enabled off
> >
> > (the rest looks about right)
> > gsh
> >
> >
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