has anyone played with the .htaccess files before?

this is what i have tried so far.

.htaccess=
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Invite Only"
AuthUserFile /home/emetib/passwd
Require valid-user

this is one dir up from my pub_html, as to the documentation of apache 2.0

i have done the htpasswd -c /home/emetib/passwd username passwd, and i get the pretty little prompt asking me to put my username and passwd in, but i can not get access.

i have put it into the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file under the virtual host section and even under the "# Each directory to which Apache has access...." section, with no results except 'Authentification Failed'.

i have changed the AllowOverride to AllowAuth, like documentation says, still nothing except "piss off".

i'm really starting to pull my hair out, and i don't have much of it to begin with. please help.

apache 2.0, red hat 9.0(i believe, not my server ), sorry if the mods think that this should be in networking. i thought that since it was more of a software problem it should go here.

thanks and cheers.

p.s. and yes i have restarted the httpd everytime that i have changed the configs. both, the httpd.conf and the .htaccess file.

ok, i figured it out.

when your making your htpasswd file, make sure that you chmod 755 it, then apache can access it. one thing that i would do also is to hide your files. then if someone does have the ability to get into your home, they won't be able to see them.

cheers.

Give this man a bleedin medal or something - this has been driving me up the wall since the release of RH9 - Well done!

This is asked all the time, a quick search would have either found your answer or links to great documentation covering htaccess files..

Excellent .... thankyou!!!

This has been driving me crazy all day!

Now my authentication is working!! Yay!