I configured Apache to have a secured directory. Unfortunately, I am prompted in public directories for a user name and password. I can access public pages by clicking cancel when presented with a login dialog. The members directory is secured properly. The members directory is the only directory with an .htaccess file.

Here is some code from my Apache configuration file:

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.2>
DocumentRoot /home/abc/www
ServerName www.abc.com
ServerAlias abc.com *.abc.com
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/home/abc/www/cgi-bin/"
<Directory /home/abc/www/members>
AllowOverride AuthConfig
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

How can I fix this problem?

Try specifying:

Order allow,deny
Allow from All

for the base dir.

Adding
to the base directory did not work.

When accessing HTML files in the base directory Apache looks to the .htaccess file in the members directory. I do not have an .htaccess file in the root directory. Does anyone have any more ideas?