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Asked: 2026-05-31T12:23:08+00:00

I’m trying to access a folder in Linux Apache server and it’s coming up

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I’m trying to access a folder in Linux Apache server and it’s coming up with Authenticatio Required prompt.

How do I reset or find this login details in Cent OS VPS server?

Is this made through htpasswd and if so, what is the name of the file created and where can I look this up?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have a look in the Apache configuration files, located possibly in /etc/httpd/ folder and look for a block of lines like these (probably in a VirtualHost block):

    AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected Files"
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/passwd/passwords
Require user joe

    Then the AuthUserFile line will tell you where is the file you need to edit to add/remove/update the user through the htpasswd command, i.e. to update ‘joe’ password

    htpasswd /etc/httpd/passwd/passwords joe
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