Apache password authentication problem

dave`2005 · 05-31-2006, 10:40 AM

Hi all, in the stock apache that comes with 10.2 im having a problem trying to set up a password. Here is the relevant part of my httpd.conf:

Code:

<Directory /var/www/url.com>
	AuthType basic
	AuthName realm1
	AuthUserFile realm1
	Require user dave
</Directory>

I the created the password file using "htpasswd -c realm1 dave" then set the password, chmodded the password file to 644, reloaded apache then tried it in a browser on the same machine its hosted on. I get the user/pass box but when i put in the details it doesnt accept them

Ive tried many times. What could i be doing wrong?

Any help very much appreciated.

bathory · 05-31-2006, 04:27 PM

Add the following line after the <Directory /var/www/url.com>:

Code:

AllowOverride AuthConfig

Mind also that is a good practice to put the password file (realm1 in your case) outside the directories that apache uses to serve pages.