.htaccess problems

Hi,

Now I've got my server back up and running I am now trying to do what I was
trying to when I broke it!

I've got a directory that I need to secure - DIR2. Within DIR2 I have a
..htaccess file as follows:

<Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/DIR1/DIR2">
AllowOveride All
</Directory>
AuthUserFile /srv/www/.htpasswd
AuthName EnterPassword
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>

And within the www directory I have a .htpasswd:

user:xyzxyx123

I do not get a prompt when I try and access the directory it just lets me
straight in (this is considerably better then yesterday when I couldn't get
to any part of the site, but not what I want!).

Is my syntax ok? Am I going about this in the right way? Should I work in
a different industry?

Any help appreciated. Thanks

Tim

--

I never wish I was not what I was not when I didn't wish what I was not was
not what I am not.

"Steve" <ThisOne@Aint.Valid> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.02.09.10.21.41.141630@Aint.Valid...
> On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:55:32 +0000, Tim Gordon wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Now I've got my server back up and running I am now trying to do what I
>> was
>> trying to when I broke it!
>>
>> I've got a directory that I need to secure - DIR2. Within DIR2 I have a
>> .htaccess file as follows:
>>
>> <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/DIR1/DIR2">
>> AllowOveride All
>> </Directory>
>> AuthUserFile /srv/www/.htpasswd
>> AuthName EnterPassword
>> AuthType Basic
>> <Limit GET>
>> require valid-user
>> </Limit>
>>
>> And within the www directory I have a .htpasswd:
>>
>> user:xyzxyx123
>>
>> I do not get a prompt when I try and access the directory it just lets me
>> straight in (this is considerably better then yesterday when I couldn't
>> get
>> to any part of the site, but not what I want!).
>>
>> Is my syntax ok? Am I going about this in the right way? Should I work
>> in
>> a different industry?
>>
>> Any help appreciated. Thanks
>>
>> Tim
>
> ... and you created .htpasswd using the htpasswd command? There seem to be
> a few too few characters in the encrypted password field for user user.

The name and password aren't real - just an example. I actually created
them on a web site that creates the file for you.

Tim

--

I never wish I was not what I was not when I didn't wish what I was not was
not what I am not.

On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:55:32 +0000, Tim Gordon wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Now I've got my server back up and running I am now trying to do what I was
> trying to when I broke it!
>
> I've got a directory that I need to secure - DIR2. Within DIR2 I have a
> .htaccess file as follows:
>
> <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/DIR1/DIR2">
> AllowOveride All
> </Directory>
> AuthUserFile /srv/www/.htpasswd
> AuthName EnterPassword
> AuthType Basic
> <Limit GET>
> require valid-user
> </Limit>
>
> And within the www directory I have a .htpasswd:
>
> user:xyzxyx123
>
> I do not get a prompt when I try and access the directory it just lets me
> straight in (this is considerably better then yesterday when I couldn't get
> to any part of the site, but not what I want!).
>
> Is my syntax ok? Am I going about this in the right way? Should I work in
> a different industry?
>
> Any help appreciated. Thanks
>
> Tim

.... and you created .htpasswd using the htpasswd command? There seem to be
a few too few characters in the encrypted password field for user user.

On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:19:41 +0000, Tim Gordon wrote:

>
>
>
> "Steve" <ThisOne@Aint.Valid> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.02.09.10.21.41.141630@Aint.Valid...
>> On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:55:32 +0000, Tim Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Now I've got my server back up and running I am now trying to do what I
>>> was
>>> trying to when I broke it!
>>>
>>> I've got a directory that I need to secure - DIR2. Within DIR2 I have a
>>> .htaccess file as follows:
>>>
>>> <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/DIR1/DIR2">
>>> AllowOveride All
>>> </Directory>
>>> AuthUserFile /srv/www/.htpasswd
>>> AuthName EnterPassword
>>> AuthType Basic
>>> <Limit GET>
>>> require valid-user
>>> </Limit>
>>>
>>> And within the www directory I have a .htpasswd:
>>>
>>> user:xyzxyx123
>>>
>>> I do not get a prompt when I try and access the directory it just lets me
>>> straight in (this is considerably better then yesterday when I couldn't
>>> get
>>> to any part of the site, but not what I want!).
>>>
>>> Is my syntax ok? Am I going about this in the right way? Should I work
>>> in
>>> a different industry?
>>>
>>> Any help appreciated. Thanks
>>>
>>> Tim
>>
>> ... and you created .htpasswd using the htpasswd command? There seem to be
>> a few too few characters in the encrypted password field for user user.
>
> The name and password aren't real - just an example. I actually created
> them on a web site that creates the file for you.
>
> Tim

I don't think you can enable .htaccess in the .htaccess file. Is this
directive set up in the httpd.conf file?