From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 14 01:00:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA02172 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:00:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from mail.netcetera.dk (root@fddigate.netcetera.dk [194.192.97.2] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA02165 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:00:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from leifn@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by mail.netcetera.dk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with UUCP id JAA24168 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:52:20 +0200 Received: by swimsuit.roskildebc.dk (0.99.970109) id AA06803; 14 Oct 97 09:52:41 +0100 From: leifn@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk (Leif Neland) Date: 14 Oct 97 09:45:23 +0100 Subject: Password protected web site Message-ID: <16d_9710140952@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk> Organization: Fidonet: UNIX-sysadm søger job To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 14 Oct 97 06:42:30 ekraj@illumen.com (2:234/49.99) wrote to Leif Neland regarding Password protected web site in area "freebsd-questions" e> 2. I have modified the access.conf file, created an .htaccess e> file in the directory I wish to protect, and created an htpasswd e> file (using the web interface at euronet). I can access the site e> and it will propmpt for a username and password; it will properly e> authorize the user and bring up the web page. However, it only e> does this the first time the page is accessed. The browser must e> be exited and restarted for the pasword prompt to reappear. I am e> sure there is a simple fix for this. Why fix it? It is supposed to work this way. I believe the browser remembers the password requested for the page/site throughout the session. If it didn't you would be prompted for password for each element the page contained. Leif Neland leifn@image.dk --- |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 |Internet: leifn@image.dk