Les Mikesell wrote:

> Mike Yates wrote:
>> Ah, thanks, Les!
>> That is what I had missed...
>> All data showing beautifully now after a quick vi and "reload".
>> I had thought the Apache authorisation was separate from the CGI
>> authorisation.
>
> The CGI observes the REMOTE_USER set by apache so you can use the  
> large
> number of authentication methods available.  And if you set different
> 'owners' in the hosts files, logging in as the specified user will  
> only
> permit access to the matching host(s).

Also see the docs on this: 
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#step_9__cgi_interface

"BackupPC_Admin requires that users are authenticated by Apache.  
Specifically, it expects that Apache sets the REMOTE_USER environment  
variable when it runs. There are several ways to do this. (...)"

Nils Breunese.

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