Dear Managers,
I'm not sure if this is a T64U problem or an Apache problem, so
I'm posting here in the hope you can help.
Our Web server is running T64U v4.0dp3 and Apache v 1.3.6.
Apache is launched from inetd (we're a low volume site and the server
must do other duties). Under the root directory of the Web Page tree
I have two directories I'll call A and B. I want to require an
account name and password for these two directories when Apache
accesses them on behalf of a browser. I put an .htaccess and
.htpasswd file in each. As far I can tell, they are identically
configured except for the directory names and the "title" (AuthName)
displayed. However, when I use Netscape (either from T64U or from my
PC) I am challenged to give the account name and password when
attempting to browse directory A, but not directory B.
Here's the stuff I've checked:
$ ls -algd /usr/local/Web/A
drwxr-xr-x 4 root http 8192 May 20 18:16 /usr/local/Web/A
$ ls -algd /usr/local/Web/B
drwxr-xr-x 2 root http 8192 May 19 17:27 /usr/local/Web/B
$ ls -alg /usr/local/Web/A/.ht*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root http 129 May 20 18:16 /usr/local/Web/A/.htaccess
-rw-r--r-- 1 root http 22 Feb 5 16:03 /usr/local/Web/A/.htpasswd
$ ls -alg /usr/local/Web/B/.ht*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root http 121 May 19 17:27 /usr/local/Web/B/.htaccess
-rw-r--r-- 1 root http 22 May 20 18:35 /usr/local/Web/B/.htpasswd
$ cat /usr/local/Web/A/.htaccess
AuthUserFile /usr/local/Web/A/.htpasswd
AuthName "Title for directory A"
AuthType Basic
require valid-user
$ cat /usr/local/Web/B/.htaccess
AuthUserFile /usr/local/Web/B/.htpasswd
AuthName "Title for directory B"
AuthType Basic
require valid-user
Neither directory is mentioned in the httpd.conf file.
I have tried browsing the directories in both orders, clearing
the disk and memory cache in Netscape before each operation. Netscape
is the built-in version for T64U and 4.5 on my PC.
What am I missing here?
Larry
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Larry Griffith Dept. of Computer & Info Science
larry_at_cs.wsc.ma.edu Westfield State College
(413) 572-5294 Westfield, MA 01086 USA
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Received on Thu May 20 1999 - 23:16:46 NZST