{{NeedsUpdateMessageBox|backgroundcolor = #faa|image =Warning.png|heading =WARNING|message = This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution.}}Do <div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .8em 1em; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 0px 1em;">'''NOTE:''' The one-click [https://www.amahi.org/apps/web-apps Web Apps] will provide this capability in Amahi 7 or greater.</div>  Would you want like to control which HDA users can access certain web applications? This can be easily done in Amahi 6. While To use this function does not currently exist , select the web apps section in Amahithe apps tab. Expand the desired app and select the '''Require login''' check box. If selected, this settings makes it can be done quite easily by following such that the application will ask for a user name and a password. The perform the steps outlined belowto create the <code>htpasswd</code> file.   '''NOTE:''' When This is a user accesses global setting at the specific web applicationmoment, they will be asked for a user name i.e. the users and passwordare all the same to all the apps that have '''Require login''' selected. This feature <u>IS NOT</u> compatible with [[Secure_App_Access|Access Web Apps over SSL]].

*This requires creation of two files (the <code>.htaccess</code> and <code>htpasswordhtpasswd</code>) be placed in the '''''/var/hda/web-apps''''' directory of each web application you want to protect.* The <code>htpasswd</code> file will identify user names/and passwords (encrypted) and .  ==== Create the htpasswd File ====There are two options for creating the <code>.htaccesshtpasswd</code> file :*Option 1: will contain the code needed Navigate to use that file to protect the web application[http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/ htpasswd Generator].#First you need to identify the web application you want to protect <blockquote>*Enter desired Username, Password, and it's Path (physical location (where <code>/var/hda/web-app/appname.htpasswd</code>will be stored) on your server. For example, the path for Username '''''amahi''''', Password '''''amahi'''Linfo'', and Path '' would be <u>'''/var/hda/web-app/linfoapps'''''.*Select the '''Generate .htaccess''' button.*Copy the text from ''"And this is what your .htpasswd file should look like..."''box and paste it into the <code>.htpasswd</ucode>file. It should look similar to this: #Next, you need <pre>amahi:amb24e1pXrqFY</pre>*Proceed to decide on the '''Copy and Set File Permissions''' section to complete.</blockquote>*Option 2: [[Open_Terminal_as_root|Open Terminal as root user names]]<blockquote>*Create the <code>htpasswd</passwords who will have accesscode> file (change username and password):<pre>htpasswd -c -b . This has htpasswd username password</pre>*Proceed to be the HDA '''Copy and Set File Permissions''' section to complete.</blockquote> ==== User Maintenance (Add/Delete) ====*Add additional users credentials , repeat the previous step ('''NOTE:''' the -c option is only needed the first time you create the file for that are used web application): htpasswd -b /var/hda/web-apps/htpasswd username password*Delete a user, do the following: htpasswd -D /var/hda/web-apps/htpasswd username ==== Copy and Set File permissions: ====*Copy the <code>.htpasswd</code> file to log into the HDA Dashboardweb application directory: cp . htpasswd /var/hda/web-apps/htpasswd* Ensure the permissions are correctly set on the two files as follows: chmod 600 /var/hda/web-apps/htpasswd chown apache:apache /var/hda/web-apps/htpasswd ==== If you have Webmin installed ====

*There are two options After logging into Webmin select “Others” on the left-hand side, click on “Protected Web Directories” and then select “Add protection for creating a new directory”.*In ''"Directory path"'' browse to/or enter the path to the <code>htpasswdhtml</code> web directory you wish to protect, in ''“Authentication realm”'' enter something like for example ''“Authentication required”'' (this will show up on the popup login box) and <code>then click on create.htaccess</code> files:#Navigate *Now you need to [http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/htaccess-generator.shtml .htaccess Generator].#Use the htpasswd command:{{Code|htpasswd -c setup users to allow login by clicking on ''“Add a new user”'' in ''“Associated users and groups”'', when users have been created you should be good to go.htpasswd USERNAME}}

* Set the file permissions'''NOTE:{{Code|cp .htpasswd /var/hda/web''' After you have completed this process using Webmin you can then select ''"un-apps/appname/htpasswdchmod 600 /var/hda/webprotect selected directory"'' and use the HDA-appsDashboard to enable/appname/htpasswdchown apache:apache /var/hda/web-apps/appname/htpasswd}}disable password protection.