Re: [cobalt-users] Password Protected Directory

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Thank you
It works.

Regads,
Shaya Mohebbi


----- Original Message -----
From: "José Luis Chafardet Grimaldi" <joseluis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password Protected Directory


> >Dear José Luis,
> >
> >Thank you for your help.
> >I have done all steps you told me, but when the box appear to ask for
user
> >name and password for accessing to the folder and the files which are in
> it,
> >the authentication will reject the user name and password!
> >Please tell me what I have done wrong.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Shaya
>
> -=-=-=-=-=
>
> Create a file called .htaccess
>
> pico .htaccess
> paste the next lines on it:
>
> AuthUserFile /home/sites/site*/web/directory/.htpasswd
> AuthName "Access denied"
> AuthType Basic
> <Limit GET>
> require username
> </Limit>
>
> make the changs to fit your server needs changing /home/sites/site* for
your
> site# and /home/sites/site*/web/directory to the directory to protect
>
> in the lines <Limit GET> require username "CHANGE USERNAME" with the
> username you want to use.
>
> when done type this:
>
> htpasswd -c AuthUserFile /home/sites/site*/web/directory/.htpasswd
username
>
> this instruction will ask you for a password twice, enter the password and
> you sould be done now.
>
> remember to change the site*, directory and username to match your needs.
>
> you can also read this faq:
>
> http://www.cobaltfaqs.com/wiki/index.php/RaQ%204%20.htaccess%20contents
>
> THANKS to Bruce Timberlake for sending me this url LOL ;)
>
> and thanks to Goetz Lohmann for explaining me the following:
>
> this is another explaination about htaccess:
> if you use AuthUserFile /home/sites/site8/web/dbmanager/.htpasswd
> you should also type
> htpasswd -c AuthUserFile /home/sites/site8/web/dbmanager/.htpasswd whoeva
> cause .htacces have to find it or it will suck
> "AuthUserFile" defines the path to your password file
> (a point infront of the name makes it invisibble like in windowz "hidden")
>
> ok, back to the .htacces file:
> "AuthName" is the text of the box which is shown like
> AuthName "this is my restricted area"
>
> AuthType tells which method is used for password transmition
> "Basic" is cleartext and is the common way
>
> the Limit Clause tells which protocol is limited
> <Limit GET>
> </Limit>
>
> So must be:
> AuthUserFile /home/sites/site*/web/directory/.htpasswd
> AuthName "Access denied"
> AuthType Basic
> <Limit GET>
> require usename
> </Limit>
>
> But the "requiere username" that only user whoeva could log in ...
> for each single user you might insert the name ... but thats far to evil
try
> "require valid-user"
> instead ... so each valid user (password+username entered correctly) might
> log in ..
>
> AuthUserFile /home/sites/mysite/web/test/.htpasswd
> AuthName "Secret Area"
> AuthType Basic
> <Limit GET>
> require valid-user
> </Limit>
>
> with .htacces you could do a LOT more, read about
>
>
> sorry the delay i forgot i moved all my emails concerning the cobalt list
to
> a new folder.
>
> I hope this help,
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> José Luis Chafardet Grimaldi
> DGTal Studios Information Communication & Design Intergrated Solutions
> Presidente
> http://www.dgtalstudios.com
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