Re: Help with remote Linux server - Authentication but no .htaccess?
From: Phil Powell (soazine_at_erols.com)
Date: 09/05/03
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:47:50 -0400
I think you and I were speaking completely different languages.
Nonetheless, I solved it when someone helped me figure out how to delete
.htaccess using command-line FTP (it is hidden from view in WSFTP).
Phil
"Xyerp" <Xyerp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Phil Powell" <soazine@erols.com> wrote in message
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> > I have a folder
>
> A directory? Where? On your local system?
>
> > that requires Windows Authentication each time it is access.
>
> Er... what? You're running Samba?
>
> > The remote system is Linux.
>
> Great.
>
> > However, there is no sign of .htaccess nor .htpasswd as I understand a
> > UNIX-based system to have to prompt for Windows
> > Authentication,
>
> Way off base here. Those files are archaic files relating to the
> Apache Software Foundations Http server. Not related to 'Windows
> Authentication' in any way.
>
> > yet each time I am always prompted, even if I call the folder directly
w/o
> > calling a specific file in that folder (this all done
> > via the browser).
>
> Eh? So, what you're saying is that you are trying to access a password
> protected website, but don't know how to do it - yes? What you need to
> do is enter a username and password when prompted. If you then tick
> the little box "remember password" you won't have to type the password
> next time.
>
> >
> > Anyone there run into this and know what I should do about it?
> >
> > Thanx
> > Phil
>
> Ps. When posting questions it helps to provide information such as:
>
> * The software you are using, complete with revision/version details
> * What you are trying to achieve
> * What goes wrong, complete with exact error messages
> * What you have tried already
> * Steps to replicate the problem, if possible
>
> :)
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