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  Apache Web Serving with Jaguar, Part 4
Subject:   passwd auth "i only get internal server error 500"
Date:   2003-06-09 22:19:17
From:   anonymous2
i've followed your instructions on passwd auth and i only get an internal server error 500. i've tryed various browsers and i get the same results. does anyone have any advice.


thanks,

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  • passwd auth "i only get internal server error 500"
    2003-07-16 09:25:27  anonymous2 [View]

    same problem for me...i checked the error log and it says, "[Wed Jul 16 08:44:08 2003] [alert] [client 127.0.0.1] /Library/WebServer/Documents/.htaccess: AuthName takes one argument, The authentication realm (e.g. "Members Only")...
    • passwd auth "i only get internal server error 500"
      2003-10-10 03:15:26  anonymous2 [View]

      i had the same problem - i'd created the .htaccess file lazily, by pasting from the webpage into bbedit... :)

      my fix was to ensure that the file was saved with unix line endings, and to "zap gremlins" in bbedit (i.e. delete non-ascii characters, control characters, null characters / filter line feeds).

      good luck,

      gjh