[users@httpd] Problems with mod_auth configuration using apache 2.0.55 ...

[MATTHEW MCHUGH <mm...@arrow.com>]

Hello,
 
I'm having a terrible time configuring something that is pretty basic
with apache and I'm not sure what I'm missing.  
 
I have a new apache 2.0.55 install (on redhat 3.0) with mod_auth built
in (the default).  I am trying to put some basic authentication on some
directories off of the the docroot, but no matter what I do, I don't get
the authentication challenge when accessing the directory.  
 
Here's my httpd.conf virtual host:
 
 
<VirtualHost 10.3.82.190:80>
    ServerAdmin mmchugh@arrow.com
    DocumentRoot /u01/webpages/sparky
    ServerName sparky.arrowinternet.com
    ErrorLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-error.log
    CustomLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-access.log combined
        <Directory /blah >
        AuthType Basic
        AuthName "Sparky Realm"
        AuthUserFile /u01/app/apache2055/users
        Options Indexes
        Require valid-user
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

I've already created the user/password file with htpasswd.  I am not
using .htaccess files (I don't think this is necessary) since the
documentation states I can either edit the httpd.conf file, or put the
settings within an .htaccess file.
 
I'm not sure what I'm missing here.  I know it must be something very
basic, but I'm just missing it.
 
 
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
Matt

Re: [users@httpd] Problems with mod_auth configuration using apache 2.0.55 ...

[Matt Bockol <mb...@carleton.edu>]

Hello Matthew,

I'm guessing that the confusion is the difference between <Directory> 
and <Location> blocks. Directory blocks reference the filesystem, 
location blocks are relative to the docroot and can be virtual.

Matt Bockol


MATTHEW MCHUGH wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I'm having a terrible time configuring something that is pretty basic 
> with apache and I'm not sure what I'm missing. 
>  
> I have a new apache 2.0.55 install (on redhat 3.0) with mod_auth built 
> in (the default).  I am trying to put some basic authentication on some 
> directories off of the the docroot, but no matter what I do, I don't get 
> the authentication challenge when accessing the directory. 
>  
> Here's my httpd.conf virtual host:
>  
>  
> <VirtualHost 10.3.82.190:80>
>     ServerAdmin mmchugh@arrow.com <ma...@arrow.com>
>     DocumentRoot /u01/webpages/sparky
>     ServerName sparky.arrowinternet.com
>     ErrorLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-error.log
>     CustomLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-access.log combined
>         <Directory /blah >
>         AuthType Basic
>         AuthName "Sparky Realm"
>         AuthUserFile /u01/app/apache2055/users
>         Options Indexes
>         Require valid-user
>         </Directory>
> </VirtualHost>
> I've already created the user/password file with htpasswd.  I am not 
> using .htaccess files (I don't think this is necessary) since the 
> documentation states I can either edit the httpd.conf file, or put the 
> settings within an .htaccess file.
>  
> I'm not sure what I'm missing here.  I know it must be something very 
> basic, but I'm just missing it.
>  
>  
> Any assistance would be much appreciated.
>  
>  
> Thanks,
>  
>  
> Matt


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