1.) I created an .htpasswd file with a user using the command htpasswd -mbc /etc/.htpasswd username password group and other have read permissions 2.) I created an .htaccess file in a web directory with the following AuthType Basic AuthName "Outside Access" AuthUserfile /etc/.htpasswd require user username Satisfy All <Limit GET POST> require valid-user </Limit> Group and other have read and execute permissions I restarted httpd 3.) httpd.conf is set to recognize .htaccess file names. When I browse to the site I am not prompted for the password. Is there another setting someplace to enable the use of the .htaccess file? Marc Fromm Information Technology Specialist II Financial Aid Department Western Washington University Phone: 360-650-3351 Fax: 360-788-0251 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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