How do I password Protect the admin?

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Lyon
http://www.ultionline.net

Just visit http://bignosebird.com/passwd.shtml and do what you have to do

Just visit http://bignosebird.com/passwd.shtml and do what you have to do

OKay..i know how to use that .htaccess thingy..
but hte thing is that nothing happens!
Could you kindly explain the "requirements" of using the .htaccess method?
For example, if .htaccess is in the admin folder, but the admin folder be chmod to a certain chmod? Or must .htaccess be uploaded in ascii.. etc.?
At this server, I have never achieved password protecting a cgi assicible directory..so please help me,,,

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Lyon
http://www.ultionline.net

In a file called access.conf you have somethink like this:

# /home/httpd/cgi-bin should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.

<Directory /home/httpd/cgi-bin>
AllowOverride None
Options ExecCGI
</Directory>

Let's change

AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

The folders does not have to be chmoded to a certain mode to create password protection.
You can find access.conf by typing whereis access.conf (usually is in /etc/httpd/conf or something similar)