password protect directory

[Guest]

Hi:

I am trying to password protect a directory using .htaccess, but keep receiving an Internal Server Error. Here is the script I am using from your wiki:

AuthUserFile /nfs/WWW_pages/mylogin/mydomain.com/newsite/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName MyPassword AuthType Basic <Limit GET> require user name </Limit>

I have tried several different path combinations to get it to work, without success, including /home/WWW_pages/mylogin/mydomain.com/newsite/.htpasswd

and

/home/WWW_pages/mylogin/newsite/.htpasswd

The htaccess file is in the directory I want to protect = /newsite/

Frankly, I tried a different but similar script from the internet on my localhost, and didn't succeed there either.

Any suggestions? Thanks much!
Rgds, Ned

[tmsli]

Hi:

BTW, login name is tmsli

Thanks, Ned

[tmsli]

Hi:

Problem solved -- must have misread the part about the htpasswd file also being needed.

FYI, had to modify the directory path somewhat:

AuthUserFile /nfs/WWW_pages/login/mydomain.com/newsite/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName Secure
AuthType Basic
<limit GET>
require valid-user
</limit>