Authorization required response

When Apache denies access and sends a page saying 'Authorization
required' - is it possible to change what that page is? How? ( OK
smite me with the mighty sword Cluebringer ;-) )

"Walter Milner" <w.w.milner@bham.ac.uk> schreef in bericht
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> When Apache denies access and sends a page saying 'Authorization
> required' - is it possible to change what that page is? How? ( OK
> smite me with the mighty sword Cluebringer ;-) )
You mean: how to change those ugly gray pop-ups?
Apache has no control over them, they are defined inside your browser.

HansH

*** Walter Milner escribió/wrote (5 Jun 2004 00:49:33 -0700):
> When Apache denies access and sends a page saying 'Authorization
> required' - is it possible to change what that page is? How? ( OK
> smite me with the mighty sword Cluebringer ;-) )

Check the ErrorDocument directive. Auth error is a 401 code.

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"Alvaro G. Vicario" <kAlvaroNOSPAMTHANKS@terra.es> wrote in message news:<12wpq06pa5e81.1qone9ymh30au$.dlg@40tude.net> ...
> *** Walter Milner escribió/wrote (5 Jun 2004 00:49:33 -0700):
> > When Apache denies access and sends a page saying 'Authorization
> > required' - is it possible to change what that page is? How? ( OK
> > smite me with the mighty sword Cluebringer ;-) )
>
> Check the ErrorDocument directive. Auth error is a 401 code.
>
> --

Hi Alvaro (I really like the country north of Burgos)

Its OK if I use the simple text form
ErrorDocument 401 "Access denied

but if I refer to a web page like

ErrorDocument 401 /no.htm

I get the standard response plus

'Additionally, a 401 Authorization Required error was encountered
while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.'

Is this because this is in htdocs and I've denied access without a
password? So do I have use .htaccess to control access per directory,
and put the errordoc in a directory with public access?