On 25 Feb 2005 13:00:54 -0800,
news@celticbear.com <news@celticbear.com> wrote:
> This is driving me nuts. No matter what I do, what changes I make in
> httpd.conf, how I make .htaccess, I can't get directory security to
> work.
>
> I have folder:
> /var/www/html/msa
>
> In it I have the file .htaccess which contains:
>
> AuthUserFile /var/www/html/msa/htpasswd
> AuthName "Enter Password"
> require valid-user
> AuthType Basic
> Satisfy any
Read apache docs for Satisfy. By "any", you already meet the "Allow from
all" in Directory section, therefore, the Auth is not required. You
likely want to change or delete that Satisfy line.