User guide

Setting the User Authentication
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AuthUserFile
Name
AuthUserFile
Synopsis
AuthUserFile file-name
Description
Specifies the name of the password file used for user authentication (the name of the text file that
includes the list of users and their passwords).
Context
Directory
Default Value
None
Module
mod_auth
<Directory>
Name
<Directory>
Synopsis
<Directory directory-path> ... </Directory>
Description
Specifies the directory section only when a directive is used within the specific directory and sub-
directories of that directory.
The directory name can be specified using a relative path, wild card (? indicates a specific character, *
indicates a character string), and regular expressions.
Within the specified directory, all the directives allowed in the directory context can be used.
Context
Global context, Virtual host
Default Value
None