HTTP Basic Auth Not Working!

[pheadxdll]

My server version is: Apache/2.0.53

My problem is that apache won't accept my password in my htpasswd file. I set up the password file normally using the htpasswd command. This is how I password protected the directory:

<directory "/var/

http://www/apache2-default/proxy">

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Files"
AuthUserFile /home/alexdebian/passwords
Require user pheadxdll
</directory>

I tried serveral different cryption methods for the password file. MD5, CYRPT, plain, etc.. but apache keeps saying my password doesn't work. Please help!

Thanks!

 

[smah]

Here's my first guess: does apache have permission to read the file /home/alexdebian/passwords? Probably not because it's in your home directory.

 

[NullTerminator]

Peek in the error_log yet?

 

[pheadxdll]

Thanks it works now!

First I thought that since I created the htpasswd file under root I wouldn't have to worrry about premissions. I checked out the log file and I saw the server getting premission denied on the log file.

Thanks smash + NullTerminator