config/3281: Unable to get .htaccess to work at subdirectory level.

[Mark Cousins <ma...@sita.int>]

>Number:         3281
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       Unable to get .htaccess to work at subdirectory level.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 23 06:50:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     mark.cousins@sita.int
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.2.5 ?
>Environment:
Linux o/s 2.0.32 #1  
>Description:
This has been installed for me and person left without supplying apache version
not sure how to find.

All related web pages are published to /home/httpd/html/ directory.

I can get .htaccess to work when I put it in /home/httpd/ it will prompt for username and password before allowing access to home page.

When I put the .htaccess file in /home/httpd/html/markc/ so users can not access
web pages under this directory it ignores the access file.

I have checked FAQ's confirmed file format and can see no apparent wrong with .htaccess file at sub directory level.

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>Fix:

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