Satisfy directive

Purpose

The satisfy directive allows you to specify how access is allowed if you use both allow and require directives.

Scope

This directive is only available within Limit sections.

Syntax

Satisfy all | any

all
In order to gain access to a directory, the user must satisfy both the allow and require directives.
any
Users are only required to meet one of the specified allow or require directives.

Default

The default is all.

File

access.conf

Example

<Limit GET PUT>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from .ncsa.uiuc.edu
require user ls
satisfy any
</Limit>

In this directory, the server evaluates the deny directive first. So, everyone is denied. It then evaluates the allow directive, and decides to allow clients from .ncsa.uiuc.edu. With the satisfy any, if you are from .ncsa.uiuc.edu, access is granted. Otherwise, it uses user authentication and only allows users who are named ls.

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NCSA HTTPd Development Team / httpd@ncsa.uiuc.edu / Last Modified 7-12-95