RE: [LI] .htaccess problems.

[V S Sai Satish <saisat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The encrypted passwd need not start with any particular seed.
You have to run the 'htpasswd` command with appropriate options, to encrypt  
the password for that user for the first time. After this, when the user
is prompted for userID & Passwd on the page, the password should be entered
. This passwd is checked with already encrypted one and authorised accrdgly.

Go to apache bin dir, and check 'htpasswd -?' for help.

for more details:

See, "How to protect web pages with passwords" at

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/info/allenglish/www/access.html

HTH
Sai

> 
> Hi,
> 	I added the line as you said and now the browser gives the prompt for
> username/password
> but rejects anything that i give .
> 
> BTW the encrypted pass begins with Cd , I guess thats the correct seed ?
> 
> and yes i did uncomment the Access File name thing.
> 
> Please help !
> Gaurav.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:owner-linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of V S Sai Satish
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 8:37 PM
> To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LI] .htaccess problems.
> 
> Hi,
> > AuthName Webmaster
> > AuthType Basic
> > AuthUserFile /home/httpd/html/.htpasswd
> 
> I think u need to have something like this after the above lines.
> <Limit GET>
> require user <user-name-with-which-the-user-can-log-on>
> </Limit>
> 
> and .htpasswd will have   <user-name>:<encrypted-passwd>
> 
> Did u uncomment the AccessFileName tag?
> It should be:
> 
> AccessFileName .htaccess
> 
> HTH
> Sai
> 
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