.htaccess Problem

Hi Folks,

I installed apache 1.3-12 server on my Linux machine.For last two weeks i was trying to get the "LoginID and Password" window for user authentication. I did every thing that was in apache server book, apache week User authentication article and other resources that i could get, but I was not able to get the Window. Everywhere it was mentioned that using htpasswd create the user password and put four lines in .htaccess file i.e. AuthName, AuthUserFile, AuthType and require valid-user.

Now I am telling you that if all is O.K. and you are not getting " LoginID and Password " window popup. Put the following line in your .htaccess file, Otherwise you can not get the user Login window all the life.

Indexignore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*<Limit GET>

I didn't see above line in any book, any article or any forum, but it works excellent.

Good Luck

Modassir

Start here -> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/co...l#allowoverride and check AuthConfig.