.htaccess not working apache-tomcat

Question

I have a apache tomcat server integrated with mod_jk. I have created .htaccess files in the directories I want to restrict. but the problem is .htaccess is working in apache served directories but not in the directories which is served by tomcat.

Apache document root is /var/ww/html I created a test directory under it and its working fine.

But in /usr/local/src/apache-tomcat-6.0.35/webapps/examples I created a .htaccess and its not working.

What could be the reason?

Solution

.htaccess are Apache Web Server files, not Tomcat. Tomcat just ignore these files. If you serve your application through mod_jk, then anything that JkMount maps to is served by Tomcat and no .htaccess will be processed. If you need to password protect Tomcat directories, you need to create a Realm in Tomcat and protect the web-resource. An old but I think still accurate example