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Date: 6 Dec 2000 15:15:55 -0000
From: Steve Kosciolek <steve@ei.org>
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Subject: .htaccess ignored if a limit section exists within a location section
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>Number:         6937
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       .htaccess ignored if a limit section exists within a location section
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 06 07:20:05 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:    Fri Dec 08 20:19:57 PST 2000
>Last-Modified:  Fri Dec 08 20:19:57 PST 2000
>Originator:     steve@ei.org
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
>Environment:
Solaris 2.6 Generic_105181-17
gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release) 
>Description:
While trying to set up mod_dav with authenticated subdirectories, I came across
this problem.  It seems that if a Location section contains a limit section,
then and .htaccess file under the location is completely ignored.

By playing with permissions, I determined that the .htaccess file is at least
read by apache (or at least I get an error if it can't be read), even though it
ignores the contents.
>How-To-Repeat:
Put the following in httpd.conf:
Alias /test "/tmp/test/"
<directory /tmp/test>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>
<location /test/1>
  AllowOverride All
  <Limit PUT POST DELETE PROPFIND PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
#  <LimitExcept GET HEAD OPTIONS>
      AuthType Basic
      Require user steve
      AuthUserFile /tmp/test/.htusers
  </Limit>
#  </LimitExcept>
</location>
 
Create the /tmp/test/1/2 and all parent directories.  Put the following
.htaccess file in /tmp/test/1/2:
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Directory"
AuthUserFile /tmp/test/.htusers
Require user tech
 
Create the /tmp/test/.htusers file with at least the tech and steve
users.  As long as the limit (or limitexcept) section is in the location
directive, the .htaccess is ignored.
>Fix:
Sorry, I have no idea.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open-closed
State-Changed-By: slive
State-Changed-When: Fri Dec  8 20:19:57 PST 2000
State-Changed-Why:

I haven't looked in detail at the processing here,
but this doesn't surprise me.  Please see
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/sections.html
which shows that <Location> sections are
always applied AFTER .htaccess files,
and will therefore override the .htaccess
files.  

In general, you should avoid using <location>
in places where <directory> will work.

Thanks for using Apache!

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