Lighttpd auth.backend htpasswd

5. 2. 2020

Syntax for same user:pass file for multiple dirs (lighttpd.conf)

server.modules += ("mod_auth", "mod_authn_file")
auth.backend = "htpasswd"
auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/etc/lighttpd/.htpasswd/lighttpd-htdigest.user"
auth.require = ( "/nap" =>
    (
    "method"  => "basic",
    "realm"   => "sup?",
    "require" => "valid-user"
    ),
)
auth.require += ( "/~ticho/nap" =>
    (
    "method"  => "basic",
    "realm"   => "sup?",
    "require" => "valid-user"
    ),
)

Seriously?

To check validity of lighttpd.conf

lighttpd -t -f lighttpd.conf

WARNING: include-conf-enabled.pl is deprecated and slated for removal.
         Replace in lighttpd.conf with:
           include "/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/*.conf"

Syntax OK

To generate new user:pass pair for inclusion into lighttpd-htdigest.user

sudo apt install apache2-utils
htpasswd -n username

Confusing lighttpd docs here.

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