Hello, I have apache-1.3 (upgrading soon, but yet...) I tried to configure access to some directory via external file: httpd.conf: --- <Directory ...> Include /.../xyz-access </Directory> --- xyz-access: --- # .... Order deny,allow Deny from ... --- However when starting apache, it complaints: Syntax error on line 4 of /.../xyz-access: order not allowed here I have tried to put "AllowOverride all" anywhere in config - allowing All globally - allowing All in the directory xyz-access sits in - allowing All in the directory I'm trying to control access to but I'm still getting the error. the "How Directory, Location and Files sections work" says: <CITE> Configurations included via the Include directive will be treated as if they were inside the including file at the location of the Include directive. </CITE> I was unable to understand this :-( I would like to use the same accesslist for more directories (include it more times), but it seems that I can't iclude directives into the <Directory> section, but the <Directory> must lie inside of the included file. Am I right or did I miss something? -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. How does cat play with mouse? cat /dev/mouse --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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