How to Password protect a Directory

[Anon]

I have an Apache Web Server running on RED HAT LINUX 7.0. On the web root, I want to get a directory password protected allowing a number of visitors to get access to that directory using USER ID and Password. I do not know how to do this but as far as I could make out, it is to do with .htaccess.pws file.

Please any one help.

[Anon]

Try to use htpasswd

[rbohac]

create a file called .htaccess in the directory you want protected with the following:

AuthUserFile /pathinfo/filename.pwd
AuthName "Title To Display On Pass Prompt"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET>
require user user1 user2 user3
</Limit>

Next type the folowing

htpasswd -c /pathinfo/filename.pwd user1
This will create the password file, and you'll get propted for a password for user1

to add users do:

htpasswd /pathinfo/filename.pwd userX

Feel free to email me for help

[rbohac]

didn't like the tags...
the .htaccess file should be:

AuthUserFile /etc/admin.pwd
AuthName "Labyrinth Conceptions Timeclock"
AuthType Basic
&lt;Limit GET&gt;
require user rbohac rfbohac etbohac
&lt;/Limit&gt;