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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Manu Kits <ma...@hotmail.com> on 2003/02/24 21:03:59 UTC

[users@httpd] Re: .htaccess + htpasswd NOT working

Hi Joshua:

I changed to "AllowOverride All"
and now it shows the Prompt....but even after entering proper 
Username/Password...it keeps on prompting it infinite times.

Any other suggestions?

THANKS again!


>From: Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>
>Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org
>To: users@httpd.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [users@httpd] .htaccess + htpasswd NOT working
>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:35:51 -0500 (Est)
>
>
>On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Manu Kits wrote:
> > When I start my APache and point in my Browser https://My.IP.ADDR.ESS
> > I simply get the html page.... What I wanted is a PROMPT for User to 
>enter
> > the UserName and Password (which was created by htaccess command)
>
> > My .htaccess file has following:
>
>Did you adjust AllowOverride in httpd.conf to make sure that Apache reads
>the .htaccess file?  Alternatively, you could forget the .htaccess file
>and simply put the auth directives inside an appropriate <directory>
>section in httpd.conf.
>
>Joshua.

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Re: [users@httpd] Re: .htaccess + htpasswd NOT working

Posted by Jason S <ja...@knology.net>.
> Hi Joshua:
>
> I changed to "AllowOverride All"
> and now it shows the Prompt....but even after entering proper
> Username/Password...it keeps on prompting it infinite times.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> THANKS again!
>
>
> >From: Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>
> >Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org
> >To: users@httpd.apache.org
> >Subject: Re: [users@httpd] .htaccess + htpasswd NOT working
> >Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:35:51 -0500 (Est)
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Manu Kits wrote:
> > > When I start my APache and point in my Browser https://My.IP.ADDR.ESS
> > > I simply get the html page.... What I wanted is a PROMPT for User to
> >enter
> > > the UserName and Password (which was created by htaccess command)
> >
> > > My .htaccess file has following:
> >
> >Did you adjust AllowOverride in httpd.conf to make sure that Apache reads
> >the .htaccess file?  Alternatively, you could forget the .htaccess file
> >and simply put the auth directives inside an appropriate <directory>
> >section in httpd.conf.
> >
> >Joshua.
>



Does your apache user own the /usr/local/apache/passwd/passwords file?


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