On 14/03/06, Boyle Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Manilal K M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Dienstag, 14. März 2006 11:06 > > To: users@httpd.apache.org > > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Basic Authentication not working > > in Gentoo Linux > > > > I have comment out the directive _AllowOverride AuthConfig_ as you > > suggested. > > If there's another AllowOverride at a higher level, it could still be reading > .htaccess files. Chcek the whole config and, to be sure, put "AllowOverride > None" at server level to switch off all .htaccess file-reading. There was no other "AuthConfig", still I check it in all the configuration files in /etc/apache2. > > > I have also checked in the > > /var/www/localhost/cgi-bin/BackupPC for any .htaccess files. > > The folder doesn't have any .htaccess files. > > Remember that files beginning with a dot don't show up unless you do "ls -a" > - did you check that? Yes. I checked with ls -al > > > But still the authentication > > dialog doesn't appear and the browser directly displays the protected > > page. > > You *are* restarting apache after each config change, aren't you? Of course.
> > Check also it's not a caching issue - kill and restart the browser before > testing again. I have did it several times. I tried with two different browsers, ie firefox and konqueror. > > BTW, you know you will only get prompted *once* for a password? Ie: > > - first access: prompted for password > - enter PW: read page > - go to another page... > - come back: get straight in... In my case the browser never asked for password. So I don't think this may be the issue Yet I am in big disaster. :( regards Manilal
