RE: [cobalt-users] .htacces not working

["Boris Vanrillaer" <raq3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> #access file
> order allow,deny
> allow from all
> require valid-user
> AuthName "ElizabethAshleyDolls"
> AuthType Basic
> AuthUserFile 
> /home/sites/www.elizabethashleydolls.com/web/admin/.htpasswd
> 
> but regardless it won't except it. just keeps asking for the 
> username/password. the logs show no errors 
> (/var/log/httpd/combined-access or errors or
> adm_errors)

Hi,

Have a look at this
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-security/2000-November/000966.ht
ml
Could it be possible that in the access.conf you have the following 

AllowOverride None

ifso 
Change it to 

AllowOveride All

Greetz

Boris