The HTTP daemon can apply authentication controls to individual users or groups on a per directory basis. The file /etc/httpd.access specifies the following items for each access-controlled tree:
the path to the tree
the authority requird to authenticate access to the tree
the lists of users or groups to who are permitted access when authenticated
The syntax is the same as the access control syntax used by NCSA and Apache. However, the httpd.access file only supports a subset of directives supported by NCSA and Apache. You can copy an existing NCSA or Apache access to the filer without editing or reformatting.
where Title phrase is a word or phrase that is passed to the authentication dialog as a title for the dialog that prompts the user for a password.
<Directory /home/htdocs/private/bob>
AuthName My private stuff
<Limit GET>
require user dole
</Limit>
</Directory>
The <Limit GET> and </Limit> directives are not supported, but are retained for format consistency with NCSA and Apache. The filer just ignores them.
The following example restricts access to the directory tree /home/htdocs/private/conspiracy to the group ``guyinblack'', which consists of the users whose IDs are cancer, deepthroat, mrx, and skinner. The authentication dialog is titled ``Area 51.''
<Directory /home/htdocs/private/conspiracy>
AuthName Area 51
<Limit GET>
require group guyinblack
</Limit GET>
</Directory>
In this example, ``guyinblack'' is defined by the following entry in /etc/httpd.group:
guyinblack: cancer deepthroat mrx skinner