Authentication problems 2003-12-12 - By Boyle Owen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hardisty [mailto:shardisty@(protected)]
>
> Cheers, but I tried that and I still don't get prompted for a
> username & password.
Then there is some other ruleset in your config overriding your Auth*
directives. Try Robert's suggestion of a simple "Deny from all" in the
dir container to see if there's something else affecting it. Look for:
- <Location> or <Files> container applying to same resources.
- "Satisfy any" directive (does an "OR" of authentication and
access_control)
Authentication is actually quite simple to set up but it can be
confusing, first-time. Your misunderstanding about it being intimately
linked to the .htaccess is a common one, for example. I get the slightly
queasy feeling that you have reached that stage where you stop thinking
about it and start hacking at random. If so, go back, take a deep breath
and re-read the docs (sorry..) Start with.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/auth.html. Then read the docs for
each directive to make sure you understand what it *does*. mod_auth is a
base module which is installed by default so I wouldn't worry about any
"fundamental problems" with your apache - it is far more likely to be a
configuration error.
Rgds,
Owen Boyle
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