# vi httpd.conf
Following lines must be there:
<Directory /home/*/public_html>
Allow Override Options Limit AuthConfig
</Directory>
To set a user Jerry with password jer to use the site do:
# vi .htaccess
Add following lines to .htaccess after Options directive and before the Order directive:
AuthType Basic
AuthName “jerry”
AuthDBUserFile /home/dummy/auth
AuthDBGroupFile /home/dummy/auth
require user jerry
require group jerrygroup
:wq
Create file auth in /home/dummy:
# dbmmanage /home/dummy/auth adduser jerry
Enter password for jerry
Add users to group in auth for jerrygroup realm as follows:
# dbmmanage /home/dummy/auth adduser sam passwordsam jerrygroup
# dbmmanage /home/dummy/auth adduser tom passwordtom jerrygroup
i.e.
dbmmanage </home/dummy/auth> adduser userid password group
To delete user:
# dbmmanage /home/dummy/auth delete username
To view users:
# dbmmanage /home/dummy/auth view
auth file is normally available in the /etc/httpd path
