I am currently running RedHat Linux 7.1, and I am trying to secure a web directory and the htpasswd command is not working. Does anyone have an idea of why it's not working?

Please let me know..

Thanks,
Michael Barker

Having trouble myself :(

Silly question maybe, but have you checked http://httpd.apache.org/docs/programs/htpasswd.html ?


Lats...

1) Run /usr/local/apache/bin/htpasswd and create yourself a username/password. This will generate a file called ".htpasswd"

2) Move that file anywhere you like, but make sure it is not web accesible. (outside the "public_html" directory.

3) Create a file named ".htaccess" with the following info in it;

AuthName "My Secret Area"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd

require valid-user

4) Upload the new .htaccess file into the dir you want to protect and hey presto amigo!

- Anth

nousername, if the password encryption handled at step 1?


Lats...