[2.0.40] Virtual Host Authentication Problem

Authentication works okay for normal document root. Its just for virtual
host that the authentication does not activate.

I setup as follows:

o created passwd file using htpasswd command

o copied .htaccess to virtual host docroot (permissions: are -rw-r--r--)

changing perms to -r-------- mad no difference.

* View of the .htaccess

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AuthUserFile /etc/commonwealth.pwd

AuthName "This is a CustomNet Commonwealth Initiative Protected Area"

AuthType Basic

<Limit GET>

require user commonweal

</Limit>

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o at httpd.conf I have AllowOverride directive set as follows

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AllowOverride AuthConfig

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o at httpd.conf I also tried Allow Override directive set as follows - no
change.

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AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit

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o the web server has been restarted, stopped completely and started up too.

I copied the .htaccess file to main document root and it works.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Juan



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