Re: [cobalt-users] .htaccess on RAQ4 for all my users

["No I won't" <iwont@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

R. Hamburg:

I'm quite new here, I've only been on the list for about 10 minutes but
thats certainly possible, see this Knowledgebase Item 010608-002370, you
may use your /etc/passwd file as the authentication database for
passworded directories.

Regards

Jeremy
:



On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, R. Hamburg wrote:

> > > I need a way to give access to a hidden directory for all my customers
> > > (with their own loginname/password) without creating/editing an
> > > extra ".htpasswd" - file. Is there an existing ".htpasswd" - file on my
> > > RAQ4 with all my existing RAQ-users or is it possible to create a
> > > virtual ".htpasswd" - file which will be updated after any changes are
> > > done in the RAQ-settings.
> > >
> > > I'm familiar with the .htaccess/.htpasswd-rules as long as I self-
> > > create the .htpasswd-file.
> > >
> > > ...or are there other ways to create such a login....
> >
> > Yes, and it's already built in, in addition to htpasswd , PAM is enabled
> > in apache, so if you create an htaccess file requiring authentication,
> > and don't supply any passwords, and leave PAM enabled, users can log in
> > using their existing username/password for the machine (same one as email
> > etc)
> >
> > ps: somewhere in the archives is an example file for this....you want one
> > that *doesn't have any reference for PAm in this case...
> 
> 
> I'm interested too..... Browsed the archives.... however no luck for me....
> 
> Any pointers or an example file ??
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Robbert
> 
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