IMG 1010 - Setting Up An MRTG Web Host
Procedure:
Create .htaccess file
Login as root
Go to directory:
/opt/dialogic/common/mrtg_logsCreate a file called “.htaccess”
Add the following lines to the file:
AuthName "Please enter your UserName and Password." AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /opt/dialogic/common/mrtg_logs/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null Require user excelsw (Where excelsw is the username)
Save the file
Change the privileges on .htaccess
chmod 777 .htaccess
Create a password for the UserName
Login as root
Go to directory /opt/dialogic/common/mrtg_logs
Type the following where excelsw is the username from procedure 1
htpasswd –c /opt/dialogic/common/mrtg_logs/.htpasswd excelsw
Edit the httpd.conf file
Login as root
Go to directory /etc/httpd/conf
Change the DocumentRoot as shownbelow:
Setup for password protection:
Find the section that begins with the line “This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.”
Change the areas shown below (notice the comment (#) added to the last two lines):
Change the DirectoryIndex as follows:
Save the httpd.conf file
Restart the Apache Web Server
Restart the Apache Server by typing the following: