There are two methods to password protect your web directories on the opal and ruby servers.
1. UNC Onyen authentication:
Each user home directory includes a file named ONYEN-AUTHENTICATION.txt. Follow the instructions in that file to Onyen password protect a web directory.
2. Non-Onyen passwords:
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Log on to your opal or ruby account (via SSH).
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Change to your public_html directory (
cd public_html). -
Either create a new directory to password protect (
mkdir newdirectory) or change to the one you want to protect (cd). Choose a subdirectory of public_html; otherwise, your entire public_html will become password-protected. -
At the prompt, type
htdirpass.pl -
When prompted, enter the user name and password that you would like your users to use.
The htdirpass.pl script creates two files in the directory you are protecting: .htaccess and .htpasswd. You won't see these files on a regular ls command; you must type ls -a. Don't delete the files unless you want to remove the password protection.
