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Modified: htdocs/manual/mod mod_auth.html Log: Attempt to close pr 4808 Can you mention htpassword in the mod_auth documentation. PR: 4808 Revision Changes Path 1.17 +13 -0 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_auth.html Index: mod_auth.html =================================================================== RCS file: /x3/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_auth.html,v retrieving revision 1.16 retrieving revision 1.17 diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17 --- mod_auth.html 1998/09/12 11:26:02 1.16 +++ mod_auth.html 1999/08/04 22:03:04 1.17 @@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ <P> Each line of the user file file contains a username followed by a colon, followed by the crypt() encrypted password. The behavior of multiple occurrences of the same user is undefined. +<P> +The utility <code>htpasswd</code> which is installed as part of the +binary distribution, or which can be found in <code>src/support</code>, +is used to maintain this password file. See the <code>man</code> +page for more details. In short +<p> +<blockquote> + <code>htpasswd -c Filename username</code><br> + Create a password file 'Filename' with 'username' + as the initial ID. It will prompt for the password. + <code>htpasswd Filename username2</code><br> + Adds or modifies in password file 'Filename' the 'username'. +</blockquote> <P> Note that searching large text files is <EM>very</EM> inefficient; <A HREF="mod_auth_dbm.html#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A> should be
