mod_auth-any/4871: Intermittant operation of .htaccess

[David Alexander <ta...@lagmonster.org>]

>Number:         4871
>Category:       mod_auth-any
>Synopsis:       Intermittant operation of .htaccess
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 17 15:40:00 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     taz@lagmonster.org
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.6
>Environment:
FreeBSD zone.lagmonster.org 3.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE #0: Tue May 18 04:05
:08 GMT 1999     jkh@cathair:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
>Description:
When a valid .htaccess file is placed in a directory with intended protection, the server still serves the pages. Example .htaccess file:
Authtype Basic
AuthName "Ta see it sign in"
AuthUserFile /usr/pass/redpasswd
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>

The /usr/pass/redpasswd is in place and configured with htpasswd.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try http://www.lagmonster.org/~sam/ and all of the subdirectories under this site SHOULD require this authentication. If it prompts for you, use name: apache password: test
>Fix:

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