An Apache2 configuration question

[Jerry]

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:33:54 -0500
stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:

>I'm setting up a 7.1 machine thta will server as, among other things,
>a web serrver. I've installed Apache2. I have some directores in the
>Apache documnet directory that I wish to pasword protect. I have added
>the following clause to /usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf. I have
>created a 
>
><Directory "/usr/local/www/data"
>	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
>	AllowOverride AuthConfig
></Directory>
>
>In the directories that I want protected, I have created .htaccess
>files that look like this:
>
>AuthName "Pictures"
>AuthType "Basic"
>AuthUserFile /usr/local/etc/apache22/users2
>require valid-user
>
>I have used htpasswd to create the users2 file.
>
>Ecerything works the way that I want _execpt_ the top level web page
>directory index, does not display the directories that have .htaccess
>files in them.
>
>What do I need to do to fix this?

Have you checked out this URL:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/auth.html

You might also consider posting your question on the Apache list.

-- 
Jerry
gesbbb at yahoo.com

There seems no plan because it is all plan.

	C.S. Lewis
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