I believe you need to use mod_auth to do that, if that helps. On 18 Apr 2004 at 21:09, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > This brings me around to another Apache security related question. Is > there a way to have the .htaccess system use the default linux system > passwords for existing users instead of having to set up separate > passwords? An example of this is what CUPS does for its web > interface. The user is validated to be a defined linux account but > the password is the same as for logging into the system normally. Any > way to do this? > > Also note that .htaccess files work in individual doc directories > suchas ~user type directories. Dunno about cgi-bins. > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 10:35:11AM -0500, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > Thanks, I'll check that out. I was under the impression that .htaccess > > only worked in the htdocs directory. > > > > Greg > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAg1D8WSjv55S0LfERAs75AJ4vDUUWc5A1Nvnw+Bkh8LDNqih0AgCfQI11 > 6opE4175ZlMom5WOSJwfv9Y= > =aEGv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
