[mythtv-users] mythweb - Database Access Denied (.htaccess)

Matthias Meyer Matthias.Meyer at gmx.li
Fri Feb 9 07:36:02 UTC 2007


Hello,

I use Debain (stable) and Mythtv 0.20-svn20061209. I try to get access to 
mythweb by following the instructions "Modify the Apache configuration" on 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Securing_MythWeb#MythWeb_.htaccess

1. Step = clean up my system: (apt-get remove --purge mythweb; apt-get 
install mythweb)
vdr:~# dpkg --list myth* | grep "ii  "
ii  mythgallery     0.20-svn20061209-0.0 Image gallery/slideshow add-on 
module for My
ii  mythmusic       0.20-svn20061209-0.0 Music add-on module for MythTV
ii  mythplugins     0.20-svn20061209-0.0 Wrapper package for MythTV plugins
ii  mythtv          0.20-svn20061209-0.1 A personal video recorder 
application (clien
ii  mythtv-backend  0.20-svn20061209-0.1 A personal video recorder 
application (serve
ii  mythtv-common   0.20-svn20061209-0.1 A personal video recorder 
application (commo
ii  mythtv-database 0.20-svn20061209-0.1 A personal video recorder 
application (datab
ii  mythtv-frontend 0.20-svn20061209-0.1 A personal video recorder 
application (clien
ii  mythvideo       0.20-svn20061209-0.0 A generic video player frontend 
module for M
ii  mythweather     0.20-svn20061209-0.0 Weather add-on module for MythTV
ii  mythweb         0.20-0.7sarge1       Web interface add-on module for 
MythTV

vdr:~# htpasswd -c /var/www/htpasswd mythweb
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user mythweb
vdr:~# chown www-data.www-data /var/www/htpasswd
vdr:~# chmod 640 /var/www/htpasswd
--
--modify apache configuration as descriped in the wiki
--
vdr:~# tail -n 12 /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
# Include Mythweb
<Directory "/var/www/mythweb">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "MythTV"
    AuthUserFile /var/www/htpasswd
    Require valid-user
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from 192.168.0.
    Satisfy any
</Directory>

vdr:~# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Forcing reload of web server (apache2)....

Then I try to access mythweb with konqueror:
 Database Access Denied
 You are most likely receiving this message because you
 have failed to configure mythweb's database login info. 
 Please see .htaccess for instructions.

What things fails?
I do not understand the security mechanismens in apache and mythweb.
Therefore I need a step by step instructions for stupid guys ;-)

Thanks for your help
Matthias
-- 
Don't Panic


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