Multiple htpasswd user entries

Question

Using a Bitnami WordPress instance on AWS and the main issue I'm having is adding multiple users to my htpasswd file and have them authenticate to the site.

Command : sudo apache2/bin/htpasswd apps/wordpress_bitnami newuser

where "wordpress_bitnami" is the htpasswd file. It adds the name entry correctly, then I restart, but cant authenticate when I try to log into the site.

Bitnami Doc to add a htpasswd entry, under the section "How to create a password to protect access to apache?" https://wiki.bitnami.com/Components/Apache

Then, to added multiple users, followed the example on this link http://www.inebraska.com/help/htaccess/htpasswd_ex.html

I have a total of 3 entries. The first entry logs in correctly but the other two don't. I moved the first entry to the second position and same result to see if its a matter of apache not finding the entry, was able to log in with the original entry. Then I changed the passwords for all three and same result, only the original logs in and not the others. Strange?

Any thoughts?

Solution

Figured it out. To allow multiple users to access your site via htpasswd the instructions are in the link below.

Section "Letting more than one person in" http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/howto/auth.html

Comments

[Alberto Chiusole]

Multiple entries are allowed, see stackoverflow.com/a/42968134