.htaccess problems

[arcturusuav]

Hello -

I know this is a well-worn topic, but I'm having a problem getting my .htaccess to work properly. I've poured over countless postings and tried everything, but am obviously missing something.

I've added a sub-folder to my directory called 'pubs' and placed an .htaccess text file along with an .htpasswd text file into the 'pubs' folder. The .htaccess file is:


AuthUserFile /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/pubs/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Secure Area"
AuthType Basic
<limit GET>
require valid-user
</limit>

I added an extra line to both files to avoid malformed header errors, used the sonic password tool to encrypt the password and added a 644 permission to the .htaccess file. When I go to the folder online, I get this message:

"The user name or password you entered for this area on http://www.arcturus-uav.com:80 was incorrect. Make sure you’re entering them correctly, and then try again."

Any help to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. I realize I'm probably making a bonehead mistake, but right now I'm missing it.

Many thanks,

Dennis

[thulsa_doom]

Are you quite sure you have a "pubs" directory under /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/ ? Or is it in /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/arcturusuav.com/ ?

[arcturusuav]

Hi John,

I tried both. When it was under /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/arcturusuav.com/pubs/.htpasswd, I didn't even get a form to enter un and pw.

It's now under /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/pubs/.htpasswd I get a form, but the form gives me the previously mentioned error message.

Thanks.

Dennis

[thulsa_doom]

Ok, I just took a peek under the hood.

First, /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/arcturusuav.com/pubs/.htpasswd is the correct path for where your .htpasswd file really is.

Second, you don't have an index file or autoindexing enabled.

I took the liberty of correcting the path and adding autoindexing to your .htaccess file, and I'm now prompted for a username and password (but I don't know the credentials, so that's as far as I can test right now).

We do not officially recommend the use of autoindexing (it's intentionally turned off by default), so you may want to remove the "Options +Indexes" line once you have content in there.

[arcturusuav]

John -

Thank you. I'm still getting the same error message. Just t o confirm, the correct path should be:

AuthUserFile /home/WWW_pages/arcturusuav/arcturus-uav.com/pubs/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Secure Area"
AuthType Basic
<limit GET>
require valid-user
</limit>

Options +Indexes

When I use this, I get a prompt, but cannot get access. Did I accidently turn autoindexing off? I don't even know where that is accessed.

Dennis

[thulsa_doom]

Sorry, I missed the hyphen. The line that reads "Options +Indexes" is how autoindexing is turned on, but it looks like you have an index file now, so I would expect that end of things to be working.

Of course, I also see that your .htpasswd file has no read permissions at all right now (including for your own account), so nobody should be able to authenticate.

[Guest]

A million thanks John. I see the index file now.

I so appreciate your help!

Dennis