Tweak Security Question How to enable but disable

[jmweb]

OK I want www.mydomain.com/~userid/ to work for some people but not for others. I have been fiddling with the "Exclude Protection" check mark box as well as the "Users to allow other then the domain owner" and I can not figure it out. Can someone PLEASE tell me what should be check when trying to allow the user "jmweb" to use mydomain.com/~userid/ but no one else.

cPanel.net Support Ticket Number: Yes I am brain dead right now

 

[jmweb]

anyone know?

 

[PWSowner]

I know the answer is in here somewhere because it was brought up before, but I don't remember what it was exactly. It was something like disabling it, then in the httpd.conf file you can enable it for specific users.

I'll see if I can find it later when I have more time if it's still needed.

 

[Faldran]

Ok, here is how to exculde some from being able to use ~username

Here is what to look for in httpd.conf

# UserDir: The name of the directory which is appended onto a user's home
# directory if a ~user request is received.
#
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    UserDir public_html
</IfModule>

Change it to:

# UserDir: The name of the directory which is appended onto a user's home
# directory if a ~user request is received.
#
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    UserDir public_html
    UserDir disabled user1 user2
</IfModule>

Just put in each username with a space that you do not wish to have access to ~username any more.. then restart httpd.

 

[bear]

Perhaps this would be useful?
http://www.hk8.org/old_web/linux/apache/ch08_05.htm

Explains that you can set 'disabled' for everyone not specifically mentioned in an 'enabled' line. That way new users are disabled until allowed instead of having to edit httpd.conf after every account setup.

 

[jmweb]

thanks guys, I forgot to post I have been editing the Apache as a resolution to this problem. How ever I do have another issue at http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17129 if someone can help me out?