Apache auth

[Damien Dye <da...@madwire.co.uk>]

How do I get apache to check the usernames and password against the unix
password database? As I would like users to access certain areas e.g. file
in a set folder.
how do I go about it.
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Damien J Dye
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RE: Apache auth

[Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>]

> From: Damien Dye [mailto:damien@madwire.co.uk]

>
> How do I get apache to check the usernames and password against the unix
> password database? As I would like users to access certain areas e.g. file
> in a set folder.
> how do I go about it.

See:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#passwdauth

If you want to void your warranty, there are some modules like mod_auth_sys
at http://modules.apache.org/ that say they can do this.

If you would like to be more sane and use a separate password database for
the web, the technique is described here:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/auth.html

Joshua.


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