error when using a htpasswd file

[Kroptokin]

Hi

I am just moving a site to a new Plesk controlled server.

I am trying to set up basic directory protection using htpasswd.

OK. This is a major edit to the original post.

Having tried to get Basic Authentication working by doing it 'manually' I have discovered that Plesk offers this through the control panel:

http://download1.parallels.com/Ples...inistrator-guide/index.htm?fileName=65148.htm

So. I have followed those instructions. But I still get the same error as when I did it 'manually':

In the logs I see;

Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /var/www/vhosts/gerardkenny.co.uk/httpdocs/admin/



With thanks

--Justin Wyllie

 

[Kroptokin]

Ok. Sorry.

This is resolved.

I have discovered how to put Apache directives in via Plesk. (By clicking on the domain name on the customer/subscriber control panel - then clicking password protected directories ). In fact; as per the documentation. The reason it didn't work was unrelated.