I'm having a problem with a complex (to me, at least) authentication scheme using OpenLDAP and Apache 2.2.3 and I'm hoping for some advice or suggestions. I'm trying to set up an intranet server so that all personnel on desktop computers within our LAN can access the main areas without authorization. Folks from outside our LAN have to authenticate using OpenLDAP to access anything on the intranet site. I've pasted in the whole included file for apache configuration at the end of this note. The section below restricts the main DocumentRoot for the web site to either the IP addresses listed or those who can authenticate with LDAP: <Directory /var/www/centernet/htdocs> Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride None # Controls who can get stuff from this server. AuthType Basic AuthName "JHU/CCP" AuthBasicProvider ldap require valid-user satisfy any AuthzLDAPAuthoritative Off AuthLDAPBindDN "cn=xxxx,dc=jhuccp,dc=org" AuthLDAPBindPassword "xxxx" AuthLDAPURL ldap://localhost:389/ou=ccpperson,dc=jhuccp,dc=org?uid?sub?(objectClass= *) order deny,allow allow from 10.253.192.192/26 10.253.200.0/24 10.253.201.0/24 10.253.202.0/24 deny from all </Directory> This section seems to be working correctly; I can view pages in the main areas from outside our LAN after authenticating. I can also view the pages from inside our LAN without authenticating. However, in a separate section, I want to further restrict access to just records in LDAP and exclude users who are originating from inside our LAN but don't have records in the LDAP. This section is: #This uses LDAP to secure access to the /staffonly/ directory <Directory /var/www/centernet/htdocs/staffonly> AuthType Basic AuthName "CCP Staff Only" AuthBasicProvider ldap AuthzLDAPAuthoritative Off satisfy all AuthLDAPBindDN "cn=xxxx,dc=jhuccp,dc=org" AuthLDAPBindPassword "xxxx" AuthLDAPURL ldap://localhost:389/ou=ccpperson,dc=jhuccp,dc=org?uid?sub?(objectClass= *) require valid-user </Directory> This too seems to be working correctly from inside our LAN. I can access everything on the intranet site without authenticating, but if I want anything in /staffonly/, I have to authenticate. When I do so, I can access a document, such as /staffonly/test.html. However, when I try to go directly to http://centernet.jhuccp.org/staffonly/test.html from a host outside of our LAN, I get a 403 Forbidden error and this entry in the logs: [Wed Mar 26 13:19:46 2008] [error] [client 98.218.13.184] client denied by server configuration: /var/www/centernet/htdocs/staffonly/test.html When I try to access the pages outside of the /staffonly/ directory from a host outside of our LAN, everything seems to work correctly after I enter my credentials. Can anyone give me any suggestions for troubleshooting or fixing this problem? Thanks in advance for any help and advice. -Kevin Kevin Zembower Internet Services Group manager Center for Communication Programs Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 410-659-6139 =============================== cn2:/etc/apache2/sites-available# cat default # The default VirtualHost, the main Centernet page NameVirtualHost * <VirtualHost *> ServerName centernet.jhuccp.org DocumentRoot /var/www/centernet/htdocs ServerAdmin xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None </Directory> <Directory /var/www/centernet/htdocs> Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AddType text/html .shtml AddHandler server-parsed .shtml AllowOverride None # # Controls who can get stuff from this server. # AuthType Basic AuthName "JHU/CCP" AuthBasicProvider ldap require valid-user satisfy any AuthzLDAPAuthoritative Off AuthLDAPBindDN "cn=xxxx,dc=jhuccp,dc=org" AuthLDAPBindPassword "xxxx" AuthLDAPURL ldap://localhost:389/ou=ccpperson,dc=jhuccp,dc=org?uid?sub?(objectClass= *) order deny,allow #Added 10.253.20[012].* for new network numbering in SPH/CCP network migration. #Added 10.253.192.192/26 (DMZ network) to allow access from ISG host and localhost (for htDig). allow from 10.253.192.192/26 10.253.200.0/24 10.253.201.0/24 10.253.202.0/24 deny from all </Directory> #This uses LDAP to secure access to the /staffonly/ directory <Directory /var/www/centernet/htdocs/staffonly> AuthType Basic AuthName "CCP Staff Only" AuthBasicProvider ldap AuthzLDAPAuthoritative Off satisfy all #To filter with more granularity, replace objectClass=* #with ccpDivisionID=10 for only users in that division AuthLDAPBindDN "cn=xxxx,dc=jhuccp,dc=org" AuthLDAPBindPassword "xxxx" AuthLDAPURL ldap://localhost:389/ou=ccpperson,dc=jhuccp,dc=org?uid?sub?(objectClass= *) require valid-user #Turn off automatic indexing. Users must know exact file name in advance. Options -Indexes </Directory> #Created 23-Apr-2007 by EKZ to allow access to staff pictures via the main web site, rather than pics.centernet.jhuccp.org Alias /albums /var/www/centernet/pics/mig/albums <Directory /var/www/centernet/pics/mig/albums> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> # Custom Error Pages # Most importantly, the 401 Authorization Required page that tells how to get a forgotten password to Centernet ErrorDocument 401 /401.php </VirtualHost> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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