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Re: access controls for system user folders broken...

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Subject: Re: access controls for system user folders broken...
From: DC <dan.newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:24:01 -0400
Glad to be of service! Sometimes the complexities of the machine make one
feel small, so it is a pleasant feeling to be vindicated by the discovery of
an actual bug.

dan

On 4/23/03 9:16 PM, "Eric Yang" <eyang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have verified this is a bug in iTools 7.  We will make a patch for
> this problem as soon as possible.
> In the mean time, you need to edit the
> /Library/Tenon/WebServer/Configuration/httpd.conf
> and insert the following directives for each of the realm that you
> created:
> 
> AuthType Basic
> AuthDBMAuthoritative on
> AuthDBMType DB
> AuthDBMUserFile /Library/Tenon/System/Configuration/users.db
> AuthDBMGroupFile /Library/Tenon/System/Configuration/groups.db
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> regards,
> Eric
> 
> On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 01:46 PM, DC wrote:
> 
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> I am in the middle of a tight setup deadline and i need some quick
>> feedback:
>> 
>> I am trying to set up access controls (what i used to do using .htaccess
>> files) using the iTools7 interface. I want to give tilde system users
>> (i.e.,
>> ~username) password protected sites. When i use the cool access control
>> page
>> I am able to create a protected directory. Yay! Remember, you have to
>> type a
>> Realm Name!
>> 
>> But, when i try to go and password protect another tilde user, it wipes
>> out
>> access to the previous one. When i go to the user's home site, the
>> browser
>> says 'configuration error' and the error in the error_log for the
>> virtual
>> site is:
>> 
>> configuration error:  couldn't perform authentication. AuthType not
>> set!:
>> /~nwwp/
>> 
>> Now several seconds previous to this error I was able to get to this
>> user's
>> home site using the password in the dialog box thrown up by the
>> browser. Why
>> does creating another access control for a totally different directory
>> do
>> this?
>> 
>> The new access control realm works until I try to create another one. It
>> seems as if the current interface only allows one tilde system user's
>> home
>> site to be protected at at time. At this point I am just guessing
>> since I
>> don't even know where to look for the .htaccess and .htpasswd files I
>> presume iTools is generating.
>> 
>> Any insights into this problem?
>> 
>> Best,
>> dan
>> 
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