[nylug-talk] Apache Authentication

[jose sanchez]

--- Jonathan Hirschman <jonathan at rightsprotect.com>
wrote:
> I'd guess that you don't have AllowOverride set
> correctly.
> 
> Here's a section of the "default" httpd.conf that is
> configured 
> correctly to allow .htaccess files to do their
> thing:
> 
> 
> # This should be changed to whatever you set
> DocumentRoot to.
> #
> <Directory "/home/www/data">
> 
> #
> # This may also be "None", "All", or any combination
> of "Indexes",
> # "Includes", "FollowSymLinks", "ExecCGI", or
> "MultiViews".
> #
> # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly*
> --- "Options All"
> # doesn't give it to you.
> #
>      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
> 
> #
> # This controls which options the .htaccess files in
> directories can
> # override. Can also be "All", or any combination of
> "Options", "FileInfo",
> # "AuthConfig", and "Limit"
> #
>     AllowOverride AuthConfig
> 
> # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
> #
>      Order allow,deny
>      Allow from all
> </Directory>
> 
> Make sure your docroot is set correctly, and change
> AllowOverride from 
> None to AuthConfig.
> 
> I had exactly the same problem, and this cured it.
> 
> jonathan
> 

Yes. This fixed the problem.

Thanks to for your time and help.


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