I have apache running over ssl (Debian Linux) with the following config: DocumentRoot /var/www/ <Directory /var/www> Order deny,allow Allow from all AuthType Basic Require valid-user AuthName "Restricted site" AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/htpasswd </Directory> Alias /files /home/apache/files <Directory /home/apache/files> Options Indexes Dav on AuthType Basic Require valid-user AuthName "Restricted site" AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/htpasswd AllowOverride None Order Allow,Deny Allow from All </Directory> If I try to connect to this I get prompted for my user name and password 3 times then get a "cannot access" error. Here are the logs: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:34 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:34 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:34 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:35 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:35 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:35 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:36 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:36 +1000] "OPTIONS /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:36 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:37 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:39 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - robert [01/Oct/2012:13:36:39 +1000] "OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1" 200 245 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:40 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - robert [01/Oct/2012:13:36:40 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 618 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:42 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - robert [01/Oct/2012:13:36:42 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 618 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:43 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - robert [01/Oct/2012:13:36:44 +1000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 618 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [01/Oct/2012:13:36:44 +1000] "PROPFIND /files HTTP/1.1" 401 4091 "-" "Microsoft-WebDAV-MiniRedir/6.1.7601" This seems to be an intermittent problem. Can somebody suggest a solution? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx