As someone else replied, this really isn't a pam issue, it's an apache config issue. The 'AllowOverride' directive instructs apache that it should look for (and apply the named directive classes from...) an .htaccess file in the mapped directory. So enabling this within the .htaccess file doesn't make much sense. Probably, you want to modify the httpd.conf file (canonically, /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf in current common apache builds, but can be different depending upone how it was built.) The use of the access.conf file is deprecated (and somewhat of a security pothole, IMO...) Add a <Directory> container and include the AllowOverride directive within it. Something like: <Directory /etc/httpd/htdocs/fumble> AllowOverride AuthConfig </Directory> Alternatively, get rid of the AllowOverride there, and just include your 'Auth*' and 'require' directives within the directory container... On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Karl Lattimer wrote: > I've just built up a server, and added in mod_auth_pam to allow my > system users to log in to other things via the web. > > Heres what i did after the install > > added a user 'test' > > created a folder in /var/www/html called test > > created a file called .htaccess which contained > > AuthType Basic > AuthName "Testing mod_auth_pam" > require group test > require user test > > Then i added the line > AllowOverride AuthConfig > > to /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf > > and restarted apache > > Upon restart i get the error > > Syntax error on line 9 of /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf: AllowOverride not > allowed here > > I followed what little documentation i could find about mod_auth_pam to > the letter, referring to the faq included in the distribution to add the > line into the access.conf. > > First i'd like to know how i can tell whether mod_auth_pam is being > loaded by apache? > > Then i'd like to know how to get rid of this error message and how i can > get the darned thing working!!! > > I'm in distress here could a fellow hacker help PLEASE!!!! > > -- Steve Reppucci sgr@logsoft.com | Logical Choice Software http://logsoft.com/ | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- My God! What have I done? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _______________________________________________ Pam-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
