.htaccess not working?

[sixf00t4]

i can't figure out why it isnt giving me a log in box. the .htaccess file is in the folder, it is spelled correctly, and contains

AuthName "Protected Area Name"
AuthUserFile /.htpasswd
AuthType Basic
Require admin

when i go to that directory, it shows me the index file. why isnt it prompting me?

i am on apache, and the httpd.conf file is set for .htaccess files.

[iNeb]

Did you use the .htpassword file?

http://thunder.prohosting.com/~sampi...htaccess.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...ccess+tutorial

[sixf00t4]

ummm what do you mean??

i have the password file (.htpasswd) that i created in the directory. and the .htaccess file points to it in the second line.

[sixf00t4]

still not working, what is the syntax to do it in the httpd.conf file?

<Directory /usr/local/apache/htdocs/sekrit>
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName login
  AuthUserFile /www/passwd/users
  Require user admin
  Order allow,deny
  Satisfy any
</Directory>

is what i have now.

[jkrohn]

Ok, first off

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected Area Name"
AuthUserFile /complete/path/to/.htpasswd
require user admin

The way you have it, .htpassword is resideing in root. (According to your script).

Once you have .htaccess in place set the password.
htpasswd -c .htpasswd admin

Jkrohn

[sixf00t4]

i do have the password file in rot. that is where i want it.

i ended up just modifying the httpd.cof and got auth thru that. thanks though jkrohn