.htaccess is not working 1

[PaulBarbeau]

I am trying to make it so when every you connect the the website (on the box ) it asked you for username and password
In my root folder (/var/

http://www/htdocs)

i have put the .htaccess file however it does not seam to be picking it up. i have looked at the manual and have no idea what i am doing wronge. anyone have any ideas? I have created the password using htpasswd.

 

[sleipnir214]

Have you told Apache to follow the instructions in the .htaccess file?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#allowoverride

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[PaulBarbeau]

Thanks that fixxed the problem

 

[PaulBarbeau]

well not really. I get the popup and it using the setting i have in my .htaccess file however when i enter my username and password it does not work. Just keeps asking them beflow is my .htaccess

AuthType Basic
AuthName "My Area"
AuthUserFile /var/

http://www/pwfile

Require valid-user

 

[sleipnir214]

Check that your password file is where you've said it is.

Check the permissions on the file. Will Apache's user be able to read the file?

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[PaulBarbeau]

Yep it is and it is the same setting as in the manual told me to make it. Let me check to confirm what user the service is running under. Thanks again for the help you send me on a track to look for.

chown root.nogroup /var/

http://www/pwfile

chmod 640 /var/

http://www/pwfile