SillyDog701

[catch22]

I am trying to create a .htaccess and .htpasswd file to protect a folder and the files inside of it on my RCN homepage.

Some background on the site:
The address to my personal webspace is http://users.rcn.com/crazydv8er
My provider uses Apache: Apache/1.3.26 Server at users.rcn.com Port 80

I have a folder on my site labeled "Private" which i would like to have password protected. Inside this folder i have my file ".htaccess" and the contents of that folder are as follows:

AuthName "Password, b#tch!"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /users.rcn.com/crazydv8er/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null

<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>


Now as listed on the AuthUserFile line, my ".htpasswd" file is in the directory "users.rcn.com/crazydv8er". It reads: "guest:p5KRtSaE3Bzws" without the quotes.

When i attempt to access this folder, i get a login/password prompt as i should, but when i enter my info that i designated in my ".htpasswd" it errors out after 3 attempts. Am i not referencing it correctly? I used a Unix Password Generator from http://www.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/pwgenerator.pl
Please look at the contents of my 2 files and tell me if i am leaving anything out?

Also, is there any way i can make an error page of my own? One that looks similar to a 404 Error page but with my own words?

Please help me anyway possible. My email address is crazydv8er@rcn.com. Thank you.

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[profman]

This is just a warning that you should not post your E-mail address since people may mis-use it or "harvest" it for spam mail. Its probably also not a good idea to provide the path to your personal files. Please, if you are unable to edit these items yourself, ask me or another moderator to alter these items for your protection.

PS: I hope someone else can answer your question. I know that I can't.

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[Antony]

(Based on Marcus Xenakis' tutorial)
You should have something like following in your .htaccess

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AuthName "Members only"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /home/userdir/password_file
<limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</limit>

You need to check the parameter (Members only) in AuthName to whatever you used in your password group.
the path to your AuthUserFile must be full path, aka (internal path), something like /home/user_name/public_html/subfolder

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[keith]

i kind of got lost. is this to put a password on a regular file folder? Ex my documents.

keith.

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[Wellander]

Hi,
It is for a folder on that persons webspace.
That person wants to password protect it.

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