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Support Area: Protect Directories
Control
Center icon:
 THIS TOOL IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE! (See below for more details) |
What
it does
How to Set up Directory Protection for a User
Removing a User's Access to a Protected Directory
Tips, Tricks and Warnings
The Protect Directories tool allows you to limit access to a folder so only certain users can enter. You control the usernames and passwords that will be given access to the folder. In the past, if you wanted to restrict access in this method, you needed to manually edit the .htaccess file at the command line of the server. Now with our handy web-based tool you can set up directory protection in no time!
How to Set up Directory Protection
From your Control Center, click the Protect Directories icon. You will be brought to the main Protect Directories screen:
Next, choose the directory you would like to protect from the drop-down list, and click "load":
You will then be prompted to add a User ID and password:
When you click "submit", you are returned to the directory protection screen where you can review the users you have added for that directory:
If you want to add additional users later, just click the "load" button and you will see the listing of current users, and the add user dialog box will be there ready for you to add another one.
Enter the Protect Directories tool , and choose the directory you would like to work with protect from the drop-down list and click "load". The list of user IDs which currently have access to the protected directory are displayed. In the lowest portion of the screen you will see a section entitled "Remove a user for directory : "[directory]". Simply select the ID from the drop-down list and click "Remove". The screen will refresh and you should confirm that the User ID you just removed is no longer on the list of authorized users.
To remove all protection for a specific directory, use the same procedure as outlined above for every user name in the user list. Once all user names have been removed, the protection on the directory is removed as well.
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THIS TOOL IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE! (See below for more details) |
If you are using FrontPage on your site, you will not be able to use the Protect Directories tool due to the way FrontPage handles access. You must use the built-in security features of FrontPage to manage your subwebs. Here is a good site with information on using FrontPage subwebs: http://www.outfront.net/frontpagesubwebs.htm
Once you have used this tool to create users and passwords, do not attempt to modify the .htaccess file manually or you will likely destroy the userlist. If you wish to have manual control over the .htaccess file, first remove the users in the Protect Directories tool.
If you need to have the addition of users be an automated process, you will have to use a 3rd-party program to manage and update the .htaccess file for you. We don't make any recommendations here, but if you look at the various free CGI and Perl script sites you will likely find what you need. See our Useful Links page for some good script resources.
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