Re: [SOLVED]Re: apache authentication

[Ernst-Magne Vindal <ernst@vindal.com>]

Jacob S. wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 18:07:03 +0100
> Ernst-Magne Vindal <ernst@vindal.com> wrote:
>
> <snip - working on http auth in apache>
>
> > > But...
> > > If I want more sites/pages under /www to have authentication, how to
> > > do that? Can I do:
> > >
> > > <Directory "/var/www/na">
> > > AuthType Basic
> > > AuthName "By Invitation Only"
> > > AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/passwd/.htpasswd
> > > Require valid-user
> > > </directory>
> > > <Directory "/var/www/test">
> > > AuthType Basic
> > > AuthName "Test site"
> > > AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/passwd/.htpasswd
> > > Require valid-user
> > > </directory>
> > >
> > > Many thanks for help
> >
> > I the conf above, and it's working fine.
> >
> > Thanks for all help
> >
> > --
> > /ernst
>
>
> If adding the authorization requirements in httpd.conf works, but a
> .htaccess file doesn't, I suspect you need to change the options that
> .htaccess files are allowed to override. 
>
> Checking my httpd.conf file, it looks like the default is to allow
> .htaccess to specify auth requirements in home directories, but not the
> DocumentRoot. For more details, look at the "AllowOverride" option in
> your httpd.conf and the apache documentation.
>
> HTH,
> Jacob
>
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I think you have are right, I'll take a closer look at this one. I'we 
really learn a lot these days, playing around with apache.

Thanks again

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/ernst