Re: Why is this not working

Peter, You are correct - I did this last year: $strEncryptedPasswd = crypt($Password, "\0"); $strUserInfo = $UserID.":".$strEncryptedPasswd."\n"; where $Password is the input password & $UserID is the user id. Just read your .htpasswd file into an array and cycle through it writing out each line in turn if the user id doesn't match the one you are changing and write out your new line if it matches. For a new one just append to the end of the file. Don't profess to understand the "Salt" component of this but it works for me. Chris Fry Peter Dudley wrote: > can you write directly to the password file using crypt() instead of trying > to run the htpasswd program? I think I used to do this in Perl, but it's > been a LONG time since I tried it. I think it worked, though. > > Pete. > PS: I'm also pretty sure that if you can't write direclty to the .htpasswd > file, you can specify multiple password files in your .htaccess file, and > you should be able to write to an alternative password file. > > ""YoBro"" <nospam@brochures.co.nz> wrote in message > news:9e1okc$3de$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > > The .htpasswd file lives in the root of my user account. > > ie: > > > > [www] directory > > .htpasswd file > > > > It then goes: > > > > [www] > > | > > [public_html] > > [htocs] > > | > > All website content etc > > > > If I go beyond the www directory, I get a list of hundreds of directories > > and files. > > This is where I found the the htpasswd executable under > > > > /usr/local/bin > > > > Even if i define that path in my code it is still not working > > The output of ls the root beyond www dir is far to much to put into this > > message. > > > > Is that what you were asking, or am on the wrong track? > > > > YoBro > > > > > > > > > > "MaD dUCK" <madduck@madduck.net> wrote in message > > news:20010517194711.C24242@fishbowl.madduck.net... > > > also sprach YoBro (on Fri, 18 May 2001 10:45:12AM +1200): > > > > If I try su nobody it asks for nobody's password. If i enter no > > > > password a I get Authentication denied. > > > > > > you aren't root. > > > > > > can you give me an output of 'ls -l <path/to/.htpasswdfile>' > > > > > > martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) > > > \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr > > > "<*> mailto:" net@madduck > > > -- > > > printer not ready. > > > could be a fatal error. > > > have a pen handy? > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Chris Fry Quillsoft Pty Ltd Specialists in Secure Internet Services and E-Commerce Solutions 10 Gray Street Kogarah NSW 2217 Australia Phone: +61 2 9553 1691 Fax: +61 2 9553 1692 Mobile: 0419 414 323 eMail: chris@quillsoft.com.au http://www.quillsoft.com.au You can download our Public CA Certificate from:- https://ca.secureanywhere.com/htdocs/cacert.crt ********************************************************************** This information contains confidential information intended only for the use of the authorised recipient. If you are not an authorised recipient of this e-mail, please contact Quillsoft Pty Ltd by return e-mail. In this case, you should not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on this e-mail or any attachments, and should destroy all copies of them. This e-mail and any attachments may also contain copyright material belonging to Quillsoft Pty Ltd. The views expressed in this e-mail or attachments are the views of the author and not the views of Quillsoft Pty Ltd. You should only deal with the material contained in this e-mail if you are authorised to do so. This notice should not be removed.