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1. Does that path exist ?
2. Does the passwords file have the exact format a htpasswd file should
have ?
3. Did you restart apache2 if you modified the config file ?
4. Do you have user xxx in /etc/apache2/passwd/passwords defined
correctly with the correct form of the password ?...
I use this script for generating htpasswd conf files:
(of course, you need to adapt it to your paths)
compile.sh:
#!/bin/bash
# Path to your existing htpasswd file
HTPASSWD_FILE=/etc/apache2/htpwd/htpasswd
# Your source file with plain passwords
SRC=/etc/apache2/htpwd/src.txt
# Truncate existing file (empty it)
> "$HTPASSWD_FILE"
# Loop through your source file and add users/passwords
while IFS=: read -r user pass; do
# -b = use password from command line (non-interactive)
# -B = bcrypt (better security than SHA; but Apache must support)
# You can use -s for SHA1, but bcrypt (-B) is better if supported
htpasswd -bB "$HTPASSWD_FILE" "$user" "$pass"
done < "$SRC"
echo ""
echo "Restarting Apache..."
systemctl restart apache2
echo "... done !"
echo ""
I enter "username:password" in my src.txt and run this script.
It produces the entry with hashed password in htpasswd.
Then, I point my conf to that file:
<Directory "/path/to/secure/dir">
SSLRequireSSL
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
AuthType Basic
AuthName "<> Red Authentication Required <>"
AuthBasicProvider file
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/htpwd/htpasswd
Require user RedUser
ErrorDocument 401 /401.html
</Directory>
Ensure that this declaration is in a VirtualHost 443 or some form of SSL
! (HTTPS !)
Do NOT use this in non-https because it exposes your password as
plain-text. Someone on the network could sniff your password in certain
conditions.
Cu stima,
Adam Mihai Gergely
Informatician
www.infosky.ro
On 3/11/26 15:07, Egon Frerich wrote:
I want to allow only user with password to see /gitweb. I put this
into apache.conf:
|<Directory /opt/gitweb> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride
None #Require all granted AuthType Basic AuthName "flora"
AuthBasicProvider file AuthUserFile "/etc/apache2/passwd/passwords"
Require user xxx </Directory> |
But could see gitweb without a password.
What should I do?
Egon
