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> > Do I also need to add a new entry in httpd.conf or load a new apache<br>> > module?<br>> <br>> Not by default, no.<br>> <br>> There are several AllowOverrides statements in the default httpd.conf.<br>> Which did you modify?<br>> <br>> The one you wanted should be around line 327, looking like this:<br>> <br>> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks<br>> <br>> #<br>> # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.<br>> # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:<br>> # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit<br>> #<br>> AllowOverride None<br>> <br>> #<br>> # Controls who can get stuff from this server.<br>> #<br>> Order allow,deny<br>> Allow from all<br>> <br>> </Directory><br>> <br>> Change the AllowOverride to AuthConfig, and that should be just about it.<br>> <br>> You don't want to use the AuthDBMType unless you're using htdbm<br>> instead of htpasswd to generate your password file lists.<br>> <br>> You also need to make sure that apache has access to the area where<br>> you're putting your .htaccess.<br>> <br>> If you're stuffing this in your home directory like it looks above,<br>> apache doesn't have permissions in here unless you've modified your<br>> homedir to 711 from 700. Selinux can also cause some issues in here as<br>> well if you have it enabled and haven't changed contexts.<br>> <br>> Without fully seeing the config that you're using and some info about<br>> the dir you're trying to restrict, it'll be a little harder to offer<br>> more help.<br><br>I reset AllowOverride to AuthConfig and it's still not working.<br><br>OK the dir I am trying to password protect (named www) is the home or main or root directory of<br>www.mydomain.com - it is owned by apache The permissions on www were set to 755. .htaccess is located<br>inside www and is also owned by apache. .htpasswd is just below, or outside of www and outside of web access<br>and is also owned by apache.<br><br>I do have selinux enabled I believe.<br><br>For my httpd.conf, I have one main configuration file in /etc/httpd/conf and for each virtual domain, I have individual<br>www.mydomain.com.conf files with associated virtual host tags inside, and located in /etc/httpd/conf.d directory.<br><br>I also tried placing the AllowOverride AuthConfig directive inside the individual conf.d virtual domain<br>
files but then apache would not reload, so I took them out and reloaded again.<br><br>Are the individual conf.d files causing the problem?<br><br><br><br><br><br /><hr />Going green? <a href='http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653A' target='_new'>See the top 12 foods to eat organic.</a></body>
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