Issue Problem with basic http auth (password protected dirs)

[TorbHo]

Server operating system version

Linux Ubuntu 20 LTS

Plesk version and microupdate number

Newest

Hello,

I had this problem once, but I could solved it by recreating the subscription. Now I have the same problem with another subscription.

We have several domains, which have password protected directories (basic httpauth).

Now some files and directories could not be opened, error 401.

I looked into the error log and found the following lines:
(2)No such file or directory: AH01620: Could not open password file: /var/www/vhosts/system/xxx.domain.com/pd/d..httpdocs

I already tried recreating the auth file, by adding and removing a new user, but that does not work.
I even tried "plesk repair fs xxx.domain.com" and "plesk repair web xxx.domain.com"

How can I solve this error?

 

[TorbHo]

Just to complement: when I remove the password protection from domain, everything works as expected. When I switch it on again, I receive error 404 for all files in subdirectories, not 401 as mentioned above.

 

[Peter Debik]

Hi @TorbenH , I think this issue is described here: Forwarded to devs - Password protection breaks static files access (404 error)
There is a workaround mentioned (disable Nginx static file processing), and a final fix is expected in Plesk 18.0.52, which will become available soon.

 

[TorbHo]

Hello and thank you @Peter Debik .
I will use a workaround until the final fix is released.