Hello, > > I think you need to look at the htpasswd program's man page. The > passwords are not stored in /etc/password. > > > >> I have a Apache2 configuration which does htaccess based authentication It's all documented in Apache Doc. You need to use the following line in you're .htaccess file so that passwords distinct from the system database work: AuthPAM_Enabled Off Otherwise regular system accounts are used. Sincerely, Klaus -- Klaus Steinberger Beschleunigerlabor der TU und LMU Muenchen Phone: (+49 89)289 14287 Hochschulgelaende, D-85748 Garching, Germany FAX: (+49 89)289 14280 EMail: Klaus.Steinberger@Physik.Uni-Muenchen.DE URL: http://www.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~k2/ In a world without fences and walls, who needs Windows and Gates?