Re: Security on the CERN server

==> From: Adam Shenker

I think it's a bug (or feature ?-) in CERN httpd3.0: you can't use 
ACL's for user dirs (those URL's with a "~" or ~%7E").

Cheers,

Ton Verschuren - Network Development - SURFnet bv
http://www.nic.surfnet.nl/surfnet/persons/tv/

> 
> Dear All,
> 
> 
> I am having difficulties in setting password control on our server (CERN HTTP
  3.0
> running on SUNOS 4.1.3_U1).
> 
> I have followed the User Guide instructions in detail, and have tried
> setting up both the 'Embedded Protection setup in the Configuration File'
> and the 'ACL' Setup.
> 
> With the Embedded protection, the server when initialised acknowledges that
> certain file areas have protection set for them, but when that area is
> accessed, the server (running in Verbose Mode) says that no protection has
> been set up.
> 
> When using the ACL protection Methodology, all users are locked out of the
> area.
> 
> Also, the User Guide only defines 'basic' as a legal 'AuthType' variable -
> what other possibilities are there?
> 
> Has Anybody had similar problems to these? Does anybody know of any solutions
 ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Adam

Received on Monday, 22 May 1995 06:32:27 UTC