A password-protected directory protects that directory and all directories below it. To password-protect a directory(ies) in your AFS Website, log into afs1.njit.edu - afs36.njit.edu and run the command:

/usr/ucs/bin/setup.htaccess

Alternatively, you can use the procedure below to password-protect the entire contents of a directory in your public_html folder. (The directory in the example below is titled "DIR")

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 cd DIR

1. htpasswd -c .htpasswd <username>
   (e.g., htpasswd -c .htpasswd cis101)
   (htpasswd requests a password for cis101)

2. Use a text editor to create the file ".htaccess" (without the quotes), with the following lines:

AuthName <GroupName>

AuthType Basic

AuthUserFile <path-to-.htpasswd>

AuthGroupFile /dev/null

<Limit GET>

require valid-user

</Limit>

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Notes:

• <GroupName> can be any name, e.g., CIS101; it is not the same as username.
• Groupname is displayed when the Password box pops up, and is used only as a name for the directory being protected.
• If <GroupName> is more than one word, enclose it in double quotes ( " )
• <path-to-.htpasswd> is the full path to the location of the ".htpasswd" file for this directory. If DIR is ~abc1234/public_html, then <path-to-.htpasswd> is:
  

  /afs/cad/u/a/b/abc1234/public_html/.htpasswd