ErrorDocument 401 ./401.html , no good on my server. What gives? :)

In spite of my best attempts to replace the default 401 Authorization
Required screen using .htaccess, it still shows the default msg and not
my 401.html replacement.

[this is my .htaccess file entry]

ErrorDocument 401 ./401.html


Other ErrorDocument types work fine, but this one is not working.
Could something at a higher level in the system trump this entry, or is
this not parsed correctly? I do understand the 401 reference in
particular must be a server side reference & not HTTP:// referenced.
I've got the '401.html' in the same directory as the .htaccess. Still
doesn't work!! :)

What is the deal here?

Have a great day.

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> In spite of my best attempts to replace the default 401 Authorization
> Required screen using .htaccess, it still shows the default msg and not
> my 401.html replacement.
Are you trying to modify the form asking you for name and password?
No luck, that's browser genereated ...

> I've got the '401.html' in the same directory as the .htaccess.
Don't have your 401.html in the folder requireing authorization: you ar not
ahthorized to view it ...

HansH