Instead of getting the login dialog, I get the Forbidden error message

[Bill Hernandez <apache@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I try to access this directory https://www.example.com/private/

Instead of getting the login dialog, I get the Forbidden error message :

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /private/ on this server.

The virtual host contains :

<Directory "/etc/apache/htdocs/private">
	Order allow,deny
	AuthName "private"
	AuthType Basic
	AuthUserFile /etc/apache/users
	AuthGroupFile /etc/apache/groups
	<Limit GET HEAD OPTIONS CONNECT POST PROPFIND PUT DELETE PROPPATCH  
MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
		Require user  robert tommy
	</Limit>
	<Limit GET HEAD OPTIONS CONNECT POST>
		Require group  sales maintenance
	</Limit>
</Directory>


httpd.conf is set for :

User www
Group www

With access and permissions set to :

sudo chown -R www:www /etc/apache/htdocs
sudo chmod -R 755 /etc/apache/htdocs

The error log shows :

[Thu Jun 14 20:51:16 2007] [notice] Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin) mod_ssl/ 
2.8.24 OpenSSL/0.9.7l PHP/4.4.4 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Jun 14 20:51:16 2007] [info] Server built: Mar 20 2005 15:08:27
[Thu Jun 14 20:51:16 2007] [notice] Accept mutex: flock (Default: flock)

[Thu Jun 14 20:52:37 2007] [error] [client 34.139.17.xx] client  
denied by server configuration: /etc/apache/htdocs/private

Any ideas ?

Bill Hernandez
Plano, Texas

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