[OT] apache authentication default user?

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Re: [OT] apache authentication default user? by Golo (Friar) on Oct 24, 2004 at 20:30 UTC
you could limit the "require valid-user" to some methods only by putting it into a `<limit>` section: `<Limit POST> Require valid-user </Limit>` [download] This should prevent unauthenticated users from posting (if you make sure posting is only doable via POST and not via GET of course ;) Or you could simply create a guest account (e.g. user guest with pw guest). Update see http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#limit for more details Update 2: mod_auth_anon could be of particular interrest for you	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: [OT] apache authentication default user? by Jaap (Curate) on Oct 24, 2004 at 21:25 UTC
Hmm thanks... that helps. Here's a follow-up question: How do i override the `HTTP/1.1 200 OK` [download] That apache sends? I want to send a 401.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: [OT] apache authentication default user? by Joost (Canon) on Oct 24, 2004 at 21:32 UTC
in CGI, assuming your server supports it: `print <<END Status: 401 Some random message Content-type: text/html .... END` [download] In mod_perl you need to return the status code from your handler, I think. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: [OT] apache authentication default user? by Jaap (Curate) on Oct 24, 2004 at 22:23 UTC
Re^5: [OT] apache authentication default user? by Anonymous Monk on Oct 25, 2004 at 02:11 UTC
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Re: [OT] apache authentication default user? by dws (Chancellor) on Oct 25, 2004 at 03:22 UTC
But what if i want to allow a normal, anonymous, not-logged-in user to access my Perl wiki too (which is the same executable)? Is that possible? It is certainly possible to do something like giving write access to logged-in users while allowing anonymous users only read access. Try `<Files "login.cgi"> <Limit GET> require valid-user </Limit> </Files>` [download] The login CGI merely redirects back to the referrer, since Apache will have done the grunt work of checking passwords. Then, in your Wiki scripts, require a logged-in user before allowing write operations.	[reply] [d/l]