At 15:01 11/02/2008 +0000, Fred wrote: >Do I need to install Apache just to get htdigest to create the >login/password combos that shttpd will then read from .htpasswd?
For those interested, more googling returned the answer: Apparently, shttpd is not able to _create_ an htpasswd file, but only to read from it. To create an httpasswd: 1. Launch Notepad 2. add a user name, such as "admin:" 3. Go to http://users.abac.com/cgi-bin/pass.pl to generate a password 4. Copy the encrypted password in htpasswd 5. Open a DOS box, and launch shttpd this way: "shttpd.exe -A .htpasswd localhost admin mypasswd". => One thing, though: I'd like to start shttpd from C:\SHTTPD, but password-protect the sub-directory C:\SHTTPD\admin : How would I do this? I've tried "shttpd.exe -A .htpasswd localhost/admin admin mypasswd", but I'm still prompted for the password when aiming at http://localhost:8000/ , ie. the root. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ shttpd-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shttpd-general
