Another approach is to use an auth_mod module for Apache. I use the shadow, but there are others. Specifically:
Do a search for the mod_auth_shadow plug-in for Apache and download it. I found mine at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11283 mod_auth_shadow-2.1 Once downloaded: tar xvfs mod_auth_shadow-2.1.tar.gz cd mod_auth_shadow-2.1 make all make install Edit your http.conf and add the following two lines in your listed config: SuexecUserGroup dspam dspam AuthShadow on Remove the AuthUserFile line, save the file then: service httpd restart This will then read your shadow file on your server. This is very helpful as you wont need to make any further modification to the .htpasswd file when you add a user or change a password. Hope that helps. Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mahashakti89 Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 6:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [dspam-users] access to the webfrontend & dspam ControlCenter -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi ! After setting up dspam as a content filter, it works now O.K, I am trying to set up the webfrontend, but .... if I turn my browser to https://localhost/dspam/html/dspam.cgi , I am prompted for a username and a password ... Seems quite natural I tried it with User root and Password xxxx, but it doesn't work ... I am not familiar with apache and servers, I am on a standalone machine with a RTC connection . I think something is wrong with my httpd.conf ... Could need some help. I added this section from a Debian specific Howto in my httpd.conf : <Directory "/var/www/dspam/html"> Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI AllowOverride None Order deny,allow Deny from all AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl SSLRequireSSL AuthType Basic AuthName "DSPAM Control Center" AuthUserFile /var/www/dspam/etc/htpasswd Require valid-user Satisfy Any </Directory> mahashakti89 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF7rqbI8R+aqI0N8ERAtlcAKCU3G7BPzO4rygLSL21RJ+AS0hcpACfQSpT rLOo7AJv2QqmPaQLkrLXsaY= =UzTW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- !DSPAM:45eeba52312417136010556!
