On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 01:56:30PM -0400, Shane C Branch wrote: > I need to configure apache with some sort of user authentication, so that the > web site it will serve can be accessed only by a specified group. I have read > through the apache documentation, but I don't quite see how to do this in the > exact manner that I would prefer. > > Basically, I need the website to be password protected, and I want apache to > authenticate users with the same username/password information that > authenticates user log on in general. In other words, I want to have a common > system password and apache password for each user. > > So far, it seems that I can have group or user authentication, but it looks > like apache wants a set of these files for itself. I don't have any desire to > maintain a password/group file for 100+ users. I heard that there might be a > module that allows one to do this, but I haven't had any luck locating any > information on that. > Try the apache PAM authentication module: http://pam.sourceforge.net/mod_auth_pam/ You can configure it to use the same users/passwords that are used for login. If you use shadow passwords, be sure to read the note on that in the FAQ. -- David Lupo <del@xxxxxxxxxx>
