No Password Prompt Using Apache 1.1.1 Web Server or Later (203709)

SYMPTOMS

After installing FrontPage extensions on an Apache Web server version 1.1.1 or later, users are allowed to open FrontPage Webs without being prompted for password.

CAUSE

In Apache Web servers version 1.1.1 or later, the default "AllowOverride" directive setting in the Access.conf file is set to "None." The "AllowOverride" directive controls which options the .htaccess files in individual directories can override. By setting the default value at "None," the individual .htaccess files written by FrontPage are ignored, letting users in with no password prompt and full permissions.

RESOLUTION

Change the default "AllowOverride" directive in the Access.conf file from "AllowOverride None" to read "AllowOverride All." This will tell the Apache Web server to honor the .htaccess files created by FrontPage.

NOTE: The FrontPage 2000 extensions will not install to the server unless this directive is set.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information, see the following article or articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

202198 Installing FrontPage Server Extensions to an Apache Web Server

The Server Extensions Resource Kit (SERK) that is included with the extensions is a good place to get information about the server extensions. The SERK can be found on the server in the Usr\Local\Ffrontpage\Currentversion\Serk directory, and is a collection of linked HTML pages. The SERK can also be found online at:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk