“AH01620: Could not open password file” in logs after configuring Basic Auth in AEM dispatcher
Rename the .htpasswd
file to remove the initial “.” period mark (For example: change “.htpasswd
” to “_htpasswd
”).
Description description
Environment
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as a Cloud Service with Basic Auth configured
Added a .htpasswd
file in the /conf.d
folder.
IssueError "AH01620: Could not open password file: /etc/httpd/conf.d/.htpasswd
" in logs after configuring Basic Auth.
[ authn_file:error] [ pid 241:tid 140454739073848] (2)No such file or directory: [ client 000.00.00.000:0] AH01620: Could not open password file: /etc/httpd/conf.d/.htpasswd
Resolution resolution
Steps to Resolve
Rename the .htpasswd
file to remove the initial “.” period mark (For example: change “.htpasswd
” to “_htpasswd
”).
Cause
The files starting with a “.” period mark are considered hidden and removed while preprocessing the configuration.
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