Authorization Issue

Matthew Wilson matthewwilson at dsl.pipex.com
Mon Nov 3 10:36:45 CET 2003


Hi Jason,
This sounds like the problem I had when I was first configuring nagios:
apache can't read the .htaccess or passwd.users files. Check the
permissions on these files to ensure the apache user can read them.
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 07:36, Jason Vore wrote:
> I am fairly new to Linux, and am bravely trying to setup Nagios.  So far,
> I seem to be having reasonable success, but am running into a hiccup as
> far as authentication goes.
> 
> I have added the necessary sections to httpd.conf, and have added the
> .htaccess file to the /usr/local/nagios/share and /usr/local/nagios/sbin
> folders.  I have also added usernames and passwords to the password file.
> 
> Now, when I try to access the html or CGI, it asks for authentication,
> like it should.  But, no matter what username/passwd I use, it does not
> allow me access.  It just continues to ask for the username/passwd.  I
> have restarted the httpd service, to no avail.
> 
> Any suggestions on how to remedy this situation would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> 
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