Re: [gentoo-user] Restrict certain web users by IP

[Grant]

> > Run two vhosts that deliver the same content from the same DocumentRoot
> >
> > One has jack and jill as users in htpasswd with no acls in place
> > The other has john and jacob as users in a different htpasswd with IP
> > acls in place
> >
> > Trying to specify access rules to a group of users and not to other
> > users all in the same context is a problem that will drive you nuts in a
> > day. Rather side-step it entirely by applying your rules globaly to two
> > different things.
> >
>
> You can probably accomplish the same with path aliases and <Location>
> restrictions. Untested:
>
>   Alias /jackjill /var/www/your-stuff
>   Alias /johnjacob /var/www/your-stuff
>
>   <Location /jackjill>
>     AuthType Basic
>     AuthName "Restricted"
>     AuthUserFile /var/www/jackjill.passwd
>     Require valid-user
>     Allow from <jack-ip>
>     Allow from <jill-ip>
>     Deny from all
>   </Location>
>
>   <Location /johnjacob>
>     AuthType Basic
>     AuthName "Restricted"
>     AuthUserFile /var/www/johnjacob.passwd
>     Require valid-user
>   </Location>

I like this idea since it means I don't need to mess with another domain
name.  The only problem I'm running into is one of the applications on the
server doesn't work with www.example.com/jackjill/app, it only works with
www.example.com/app.  I set up a RewriteRule to rewrite /jackjill/app to
/app, and that makes the application work, but then <Location /jackjill>
doesn't work.  Is there any way around this?

- Grant