The configuration file httpd.conf can be set to disallow .htacces use with: AllowOverride None Also you can check your error log for errors concerning the htacces files. On my installation it is on /var/log/apache Regards, Ivan Idris On 5/27/05, Emmanuel Franquemagne <emmanuel.franquemagne@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > I use an apache web server, and I'd like to do the following on a > subtree (let's assume it's /testaccess for the website): > All users that come from a particular domain, no authentication is > asked, they are automatically allowed > For the rest of the world, an authentication has to be asked. > > I do the following: > In .htaccess file, I have: > # > AuthUserFile /opt/public/apache/htdocs/testaccess/userlist/userlist > AuthType basic > AuthName "Restricted" > Allow from mydomain.com > Require valid-user > Satisfy any > # > > In /opt/public/apache/htdocs/testaccess/userlist/userlist, I have: > # > guest1:qwerty > guest2:asdfgh > # > > I made several tests for .htaccess directives, but I always get the same > result: either everyone can access without any authentication, or > everyone is asked for authentication. > I have no right on the basic apache configuration (httpd.conf), and I > wonder if the basic apache configuration can prevent .htaccess behave as > I'd like > > Can somebody help me? > Thanks, > Emmanuel > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx