On 11/9/05, Mick England <micke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. Here is the .htaccess file: > > AuthType Basic > AuthUserFile /home/othersite/users > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi > AuthName "Intranet" > require user admin > > As I said it relates to a complete different domain and does not sit in > DocumentRoot of the VirtualHost I am trying to test. If I use the > correct uername and password I can nevertheless access the files at > /home/hosts/test through the URL: my.domain:8000/ Your question is quite confusing. The error log message you quoted earlier could not possibly come from the .htaccess file. You might want to consult some debian people about this, because it looks like you have some complications in there that do not come with the default apache. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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