On 14/03/06, Boyle Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Manilal K M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Dienstag, 14. März 2006 12:46
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Basic Authentication not working
> > in Gentoo Linux
> >
> > On 14/03/06, Boyle Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Another point:
> > >
> > > Are you sure you are accessing the resource via this VH? I
> > notice it's a cgi-bin directory... Is there another VH
> > container that could be allowing access via a ScriptAlias or
> > something?
> > There is no other virtual host. But a scriptalias tag which
> > is described below.
> >
> > >
> > > The point I'm making is that your access control is only
> > valid in the scope of <VirtualHost anaconda.localhost.com:80>
> > yes. I am trying to access like this:
> > http://anaconda.localhost.com/cgi-bin/BackupPC/BackupPC_Admin
> > >
> > > BTW - I guess you are obscuring a real domain name there?
> > NB - it's a bad idea to put a FQDN in a VH, it's better to
> > use an IP address (with an FQDN, apache needs functinal DNS
> > to start. And it's slower).
> > I have just hide the original domain name due to security issues
> >
> > >
> >
> > I have a ScriptAlias directive like this :
> > ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/localhost/cgi-bin/
>
> Aha.... but where is this directive? If it's in another VH, or the "main
> config" then your directives in <VirtualHost anaconda.localhost.com:80> will
> never get used...
>
> Have a think about scoping and where each directive should be...
>
> I just saw your next message - (where you get it working with the static file
> directory).. Things to try:
>
> - move the ScriptAlias into the VH
> - read up on CGIs (difference between ScriptAlias and ExecCGI) - you're a bit
> mixed up there too...
>
Finally I got it working. I just commented the VirtualHost part and
simply put the following:
>
> I just saw your next message - (where you get it working with the static file
> directory).. Things to try:
>
> - move the ScriptAlias into the VH
> - read up on CGIs (difference between ScriptAlias and ExecCGI) - you're a bit
> mixed up there too...
>
Finally I got it working. I just commented the VirtualHost part and
simply put the following:
<Directory /var/www/localhost/cgi-bin/BackupPC>
Options FollowSymLinks
Options +ExecCGI
AuthName "E-mail login:"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /usr/local/bp/htpasswd
Require user manilal
</Directory>
But I couldn't identify what had gone wrong there. I'm unsure about
ScriptAlias and ExecCGI so I need to read more abt it. What are your
thoughts?
regards
Manilal
