Boyle Owen wrote: > You simply have to allow access to the target directory (since it is > above the doc root, it would usually be "denied"). Just add "Allow from > all" in the directory container. > > BTW, you may be suffering from the popular misconception that > AllowOverride and .htaccess files are needed for password protection. > They're not. If you can edit the config, as you can, it's usually better > to put all the Auth directives straight into the directory container. > > Rgds, > Owen Boyle Thanks, that did it. I would have never thought of that on my own. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Anonymous --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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