Protected directory not happening

[neuromancer]

I'm using 7.5.2 within VZ and unable to protect directories on any domain/subdomain.

For example, I have a subdomain:
foo.foobar.com

And a directory
/clients

So I set a directory to protect in 'Directories' and enter the user and password. When I save the setting, I always show the open padlock icon in the list of protected directories on the non-secure column, while the secure column shows the proper closed padlock. This is a server-wide issue, not limited to this domain. What am I missing?

Thanks y'all.

 

[neuromancer]

According to this post, you can't secure folders in a subdomain from Plesk. Is that true?

http://forum.sw-soft.com/showthread.php?threadid=21281&highlight=secure+subdomain

 

[turner]

I have found that it only works if I restart Apache manually. The Apache restart interval never seems to kick in.