[users@httpd] Problems with mod_auth configuration using apache 2.0.55 ...

["MATTHEW MCHUGH" <mmchugh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

 

I'm having a terrible time configuring something that is pretty basic with apache and I'm not sure what I'm missing. 

 

I have a new apache 2.0.55 install (on redhat 3.0) with mod_auth built in (the default).  I am trying to put some basic authentication on some directories off of the the docroot, but no matter what I do, I don't get the authentication challenge when accessing the directory. 

 

Here's my httpd.conf virtual host:

 

 

<VirtualHost 10.3.82.190:80>
    ServerAdmin mmchugh@xxxxxxxxx
    DocumentRoot /u01/webpages/sparky
    ServerName sparky.arrowinternet.com
    ErrorLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-error.log
    CustomLog /u01/logs/sparky.arrrowinternet.com-access.log combined
        <Directory /blah >
        AuthType Basic
        AuthName "Sparky Realm"
        AuthUserFile /u01/app/apache2055/users
        Options Indexes
        Require valid-user
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

I've already created the user/password file with htpasswd.  I am not using .htaccess files (I don't think this is necessary) since the documentation states I can either edit the httpd.conf file, or put the settings within an .htaccess file.

 

I'm not sure what I'm missing here.  I know it must be something very basic, but I'm just missing it.

 

 

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Matt