The most common problem in this scenario is bad permissions on the password file (/usr/local/httpd/passwd/password). Make sure that the user that Apache is running as (most likely apache) can read the file. Something like
chmod 644 /usr/local/httpd/passwd/password should do the trick. --Dave <quote who="Tony Despain"> > Hello, > > > > I have protected a directory on my web server (apache 2.0 on RH linux > 8.0) and here is what my httpd.conf file looks like. > > <Directory "/var/www/html/admin/admin"> > > AuthType Basic > AuthName "Administrators Only" > AuthUserFile /usr/local/httpd/passwd/password > require user tony > </Directory> > > I have used the htpasswd -c path/filname user to create a user and > password. > When I try to access that directory from my browser it asks me for > username and password but when I supply the credentials it gives me this > error: > > Authentication required! > This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the URL > "/admin/admin". You either supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad > password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the > credentials required. > In case you are allowed to request the document, please check your > user-id and password and try again. > If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster > Error 401 > > > Any help would be very appreciated!! > > Tony > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ List > Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
