[plug] Apache login authorisation

[Dean Holland]

Hi Chris,

In httpd.conf

<Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin-ssl/>
   AuthName "qwiki scripts"
   AuthType Basic
   AuthUserFile /etc/apache-ssl/.htpasswd-users
   require user jhoward
</Directory>

If you are going to have multiple users you can specify each username 
(space separated) after "require user" or replace it with "require 
valid-user", however any user in the .htpasswd-users file will then be 
able to authenticate to that directory.

/ Dean

Chris Caston wrote:
> #include <yes I run debian sid.h>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to setup my apache-ssl (1.3.31-6) service so that you must
> specify a username and password (htacces?) before you get access to the
> qwiki scripts within. 
> 
> So far I have run:
> 
> htpasswd -c /etc/apache-ssl/.htpasswd-users jhoward
> 
> Is this as good a place as any to create the password file?
> 
> I have installed qwiki in /usr/lib/cgi-bin-ssl/ and setup the apache-ssl
> httpd.conf accordingly. This is the directory I want to restrict.
> 
> What changes do I need to make to httpd.conf from here?
> 
> I have played around trying to set access controls under webmin but it
> utterly confuses me and I assume its configuring apache instead of
> apache-ssl anyway.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Chris Caston 
> 
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