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Hi.

I have domain example.com, globally protected using PasswordFile in VirtualHost section which also has the setting UseLocalConfig = yes. I have placed a .hiawatha file containing PasswordFile = none in a sub-directory: example.com/pub. But accessing example.com/pub still asks for the password. If I move the .hiawatha file one step above (i.e. in example.com doc root), whole domain becomes unprotected. But same thing isn't working for a sub-directory.

Please suggest. Thanks.

Sorry for the trouble. Not sure why but with a PasswordFile = none .hiawatha file in pub directory:

example.com/pub asks for password

but:

example.com/pub/ works.

A .hiawatha file applies to the directory it is in and all sub directories. So, your file containing PasswordFile = none is overridden by the one in the webroot.