# Interpertation of this .htaccess file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interpertation-of-this-htaccess-file/69262>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [November 2, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interpertation-of-this-htaccess-file/69262 "2004-11-02T21:32:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![rvtucker2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@rvtucker2001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rvtucker2001)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interpertation-of-this-htaccess-file/69262/1 "2004-11-02T21:32:54Z")

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I have a problem with the [http://libertyships.org/join.htm and the [url=“http://libertyships.org/searchmain.htm”]http://libertyships.org/searchmain.htm](http://libertyships.org/join.htm) pages presenting a username and password box the second time they are activated after being published to the server (Unix,Apache). Don’t mind the join.txt file being visable, will change this if I can ever get the main problem fixed.

There are no restricted permissions set or protected folders or files on the site. The last thing that has not been looked at and reset as a possible cause is the existance of two .htacess files, which some program action other than me put there.

The first resides at [www.htaccess](http://www.htaccess) and also at /public\_html. It contains:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess _/.??_ \*~ \*# _/HEADER_ _/README_ _/\_vti_  
\<Limit GET POST\>  
order deny,allow  
deny from all  
allow from all  
\</Limit\>  
\<Limit PUT DELETE\>  
order deny,allow  
deny from all  
\</Limit\>  
AuthName [www.libertyships.org](http://www.libertyships.org)  
AuthUserFile /home/liberty/public\_html/\_vti\_pvt/service.pwd  
AuthGroupFile /home/liberty/public\_html/\_vti\_pvt/service.grp

The second and only other like file resides at www/\_vti\_bin and /public\_html\_vti\_bin and reads:

# -FrontPage-

Options None  
\<Limit GET POST\>  
order deny,allow  
deny from all  
allow from all  
\</Limit\>  
\<Limit PUT DELETE\>  
order deny,allow  
deny from all  
\</Limit\>  
AuthName [www.libertyships.org](http://www.libertyships.org)  
AuthUserFile /home/liberty/public\_html/\_vti\_pvt/service.pwd  
AuthGroupFile /home/liberty/public\_html/\_vti\_pvt/service.grp

Would either of these two files be causing the problem to occure? It seems the allow/deny’s should not both be in the same listing, but this needs the advise of someone who knows Apache Directives.

Your consideration would be most appreciated to help solve this two month old problem and counting!

Regards,