Hi Jim. Thanks for doing that test on your machine. Does anyone else on the list have the same behaviour on their server with the <Files> directive? I cannot see what effect the <Files> </Files> directive container has on files? Keith On Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Jim Walls wrote: > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: Jim Walls <k6ccc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Filename Access > > I have a restricted directory on one of my sites and I > looked at my config to see what I have listed. I also > tried the same test that you did on my site. When I try > to access the directory, I get a request for a logon and > password (as expected). When I entered an invalid > password, I gave me the Authorization Required page. I > then tried to directly access a file in that directory and > got exactly the same response. Lastly I verified that I > was getting the filename right by entering the correct > password when prompted and was able to access the file. > Here is an extract of my confd file if that helps. This > is obviously on a Windows based Apache. > > > <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs"> > > AllowOverride None > > Order allow,deny > Allow from all > > </Directory> > > # > # Allow Override for .htpasswd access to xxxFiles directory > > <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache > Group/Apache2/htdocs/K6CCC.org/xxxFiles"> > AllowOverride AuthConfig > </Directory> > > In the last Directory statement, it really is one line, but may split in > the E-Mail... > > > -- > 73 > ------------------------------------- > Jim Walls - K6CCC > k6ccc@xxxxxxxxx > Ofc: 818-548-4804 > http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc > AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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