[GLLUG] Apache Authentication

[Scott Harrison]

Hi Tom:

I would suggest (and forgive me if I am missing
something about your circumstance here):

GOAL: htaccess_windows --> htaccess_linux

1. The file "htaccess_windows",
--beginfile--
joe:123
sally:234
morphy:345
--endfile--

2. touch "htaccess_linux"

3. cat htaccess_windows | \
   perl -nle \
   'my($u,$p)=split(m/\:/);`htpasswd -b htaccess_linux $u $p`;'

4. End result is:
--beginfile--
joe:/fAbLaLMEK33o
sally:/f7q3z635XEV.
morphy:/fidCW1e3Ww3I
--endfile--

Regards,
Scott

On Sat, 2003-07-12 at 19:32, Thomas Alan Hearn wrote:
> Hello fellow GLLUGers,
>   I have yet another question concerning apache.  This time my problem is as 
> follows.  I am transferring a website that used to be on a windows apache 
> server, and the login for the site was .htaccess and http auth type login.  
> My problem is that the .htpasswd file was stored with the passwords in plain 
> text on the windows machine.  If I remember correctly, i believe linux 
> requires that .htpasswd files be store encrypted?  My problem is that there 
> are over 300 users on the site and to manually change all those passwords 
> would be horrible.  Anyone have any suggestions, and if not, know how to get 
> about encrypting the file? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Cheers,
> Tom
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