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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Rob Hartill <ro...@imdb.com> on 1996/06/18 18:53:37 UTC
Re: WWW Form Bug Report: ".htpasswd not checked in current directory" on SunOS 4.x
We'll look into the problem.
thanks.
>Submitter: cwk@onramp.net
>Operating system: SunOS 4.x, version:
>Version of Apache Used: 1.1b4
>Extra Modules used:
>URL exhibiting problem:
>
>Symptoms:
>--
> The .htaccess file now requires a FULL PATH NAME
> to the .htpasswd file. Previously "AuthUserFile
> .htpasswd" would look in the current directory.
> But with 1.1b4, it does not. It either looks
>in "/" or the server root. This is a reduction
> of functionality with the existing software
> moving forward, and will break a number of
>.htaccess files when this version of the server
>is installed.
>
>Is there plan to also provide looking in the
>same directory as .htaccess file?
>
>In addition, it would be nice if the path to the
>file could be a relative path so that the password
>file could be in a subdirectory of the current
>directory without having to know the full path to
>the directory on the servers filesystem.
>
>Our server configuration is such that when I user
>ftp's to the machine, he does not know his
>full path. Previously since .htpasswd was checked
>in the same directory, he could use .htaccess
>and .htpasswd files.
>
>--
>
>Backtrace:
>--
>
>--
--
Rob Hartill (robh@imdb.com)
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) http://www.imdb.com/
...more movie info than you can poke a stick at.
Re: WWW Form Bug Report: ".htpasswd not checked in current directory" on SunOS 4.x
Posted by Alexei Kosut <ak...@organic.com>.
On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, Brian Behlendorf wrote:
>
> Working through the bugs reported...
>
> Did we ever verify this? Is this really the case? if so, this is
> baaad...
RST claimed this was a feature, not a bug. (and yes, it is the case)
>
> Brian
>
> On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Rob Hartill wrote:
> >
> > We'll look into the problem.
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > >Submitter: cwk@onramp.net
> > >Operating system: SunOS 4.x, version:
> > >Version of Apache Used: 1.1b4
> > >Extra Modules used:
> > >URL exhibiting problem:
> > >
> > >Symptoms:
> > >--
> > > The .htaccess file now requires a FULL PATH NAME
> > > to the .htpasswd file. Previously "AuthUserFile
> > > .htpasswd" would look in the current directory.
> > > But with 1.1b4, it does not. It either looks
> > >in "/" or the server root. This is a reduction
> > > of functionality with the existing software
> > > moving forward, and will break a number of
> > >.htaccess files when this version of the server
> > >is installed.
> > >
> > >Is there plan to also provide looking in the
> > >same directory as .htaccess file?
> > >
> > >In addition, it would be nice if the path to the
> > >file could be a relative path so that the password
> > >file could be in a subdirectory of the current
> > >directory without having to know the full path to
> > >the directory on the servers filesystem.
> > >
> > >Our server configuration is such that when I user
> > >ftp's to the machine, he does not know his
> > >full path. Previously since .htpasswd was checked
> > >in the same directory, he could use .htaccess
> > >and .htpasswd files.
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >Backtrace:
> > >--
> > >
> > >--
> >
> > --
> > Rob Hartill (robh@imdb.com)
> > The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) http://www.imdb.com/
> > ...more movie info than you can poke a stick at.
> >
>
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>
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Re: WWW Form Bug Report: ".htpasswd not checked in current directory" on SunOS 4.x
Posted by Brian Behlendorf <br...@organic.com>.
Working through the bugs reported...
Did we ever verify this? Is this really the case? if so, this is
baaad...
Brian
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Rob Hartill wrote:
>
> We'll look into the problem.
>
> thanks.
>
> >Submitter: cwk@onramp.net
> >Operating system: SunOS 4.x, version:
> >Version of Apache Used: 1.1b4
> >Extra Modules used:
> >URL exhibiting problem:
> >
> >Symptoms:
> >--
> > The .htaccess file now requires a FULL PATH NAME
> > to the .htpasswd file. Previously "AuthUserFile
> > .htpasswd" would look in the current directory.
> > But with 1.1b4, it does not. It either looks
> >in "/" or the server root. This is a reduction
> > of functionality with the existing software
> > moving forward, and will break a number of
> >.htaccess files when this version of the server
> >is installed.
> >
> >Is there plan to also provide looking in the
> >same directory as .htaccess file?
> >
> >In addition, it would be nice if the path to the
> >file could be a relative path so that the password
> >file could be in a subdirectory of the current
> >directory without having to know the full path to
> >the directory on the servers filesystem.
> >
> >Our server configuration is such that when I user
> >ftp's to the machine, he does not know his
> >full path. Previously since .htpasswd was checked
> >in the same directory, he could use .htaccess
> >and .htpasswd files.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Backtrace:
> >--
> >
> >--
>
> --
> Rob Hartill (robh@imdb.com)
> The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) http://www.imdb.com/
> ...more movie info than you can poke a stick at.
>
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