using basic authtype hides directory??

[4MLA1FN]

i have a catch-all directory that i want my users to be able to
access. (the stuff changes frequently enough that i don't want to
spend time maintaining an index.html.) i have the indexes option
enabled in the server. this all works fine: e.g.

http://www.4mla1fn.com

now, i have one directory in that list that i want to protect with
authtype basic. however when i do this, the directory name vanishs
from the directory listing. e.g. if i create a directory called
"restricted " and setup authtype (via .htaccess and .htpasswd) for that
directory, then "restricted " will not appear in the directory
listing.

is there a way around this?? thanks alot.

[Andrew Thompson]

Re: using basic authtype hides directory??

"4MLA1FN" ...[color=blue]
> i have a catch-all directory that i want my users to be able to
> access. (the stuff changes frequently enough that i don't want to
> spend time maintaining an index.html.) i have the indexes option
> enabled in the server. this all works fine: e.g.
> http://www.4mla1fn.com
>
> now, i have one directory in that list that i want to protect with
> authtype basic. however when i do this, the directory name vanishs
> from the directory listing. e.g. if i create a directory called
> "restricted " and setup authtype (via .htaccess and .htpasswd) for that
> directory, then "restricted " will not appear in the directory
> listing.[/color]

I assume you have removed the restrictions
on 'restricted' 'coz I can see it from here..

One thought, you put an authtype on it,
it disappears. What happens if you browse
to the directory then add 'restricted/ to the
address in the menu bar and press 'enter'..

It should take you to the directory, even
if only to present the log-in, no?

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[4MLA1FN]

Re: using basic authtype hides directory??

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:12:09 GMT, "Andrew Thompson"
<SeeMySites@www .invalid> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I assume you have removed the restrictions
>on 'restricted' 'coz I can see it from here..[/color]

yep.
[color=blue]
>What happens if you browse
>to the directory then add 'restricted/ to the
>address in the menu bar and press 'enter'..[/color]

the authentication dialog appear. (this is equivalent to clicking a
link to the files in the directory; problem is i'd rather not make a
webpage for directory.)

[Sherm Pendley]

Re: using basic authtype hides directory??

4MLA1FN wrote:
[color=blue]
> now, i have one directory in that list that i want to protect with
> authtype basic. however when i do this, the directory name vanishs
> from the directory listing. e.g. if i create a directory called
> "restricted " and setup authtype (via .htaccess and .htpasswd) for that
> directory, then "restricted " will not appear in the directory
> listing.
>
> is there a way around this?? thanks alot.[/color]

You could use Apache's HeaderName or ReadmeName directives to provide a
custom header or footer for the index, and put a link to the protected
directory in that.

sherm--

[4MLA1FN]

Re: using basic authtype hides directory??

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:51:56 -0500, 4MLA1FN
<rchong@-----speakeasy.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>however when i do this, the directory name vanishes...[/color]

interesting. i just changed webservers (from 2.0.40 to 1.3.29) and now
it works. now, the index shows the protected directory. when
clicked, i authenticate, then get to see the contents. very cool.
e.g.:

go to http://www.4mla1fn.com/sti/ and click on "sti-manual".