Sun Java System Web Server - SJSWS 7-virtual server question

I've just created a virtual server "test1" and the default document root is ../docs . Once that's done, i goto test1.xxxxx.edu and i see the Sun Java System Webserver 7 homepage at that address. I wanted to change the document root so that it points to a directory c:\ webprod\webtest . After doing that, when i try to access test1.xxxxx.edu it kept prompting me for a username and password for Sun Java System Webserver. Why is that?

-peter

[456 byte] By [ptrwinna] at [2007-11-26 23:05:37]
# 1
By default, Web Server 7.0 will not display directory listings to unauthenticated users. If you want to display directory listings to anyone, grant the list access right to anyone in an ACL. Otherwise, add an index file (e.g. index.html) to the directory.
elvinga at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 2
i have an index.html file in that folder. It just keeps prompting for a username and password.
ptrwinna at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 3
...and what do the server access and error logs tell you?
elvinga at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 4
nothing relevant to why it keeps prompting for a username and pass.
ptrwinna at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 5
Since you don't know what the problem is, perhaps it would be better to let others decide if the contents are relevant.
elvinga at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 6
i think it has something to do with the ACL settings. But by default, it should allow everyone to have read access. I don't know why i can't access that page and it keeps prompting me for a username and pass.
ptrwinna at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 7
Sorry to repeat elving's statement here, but may be you should let others decide if the contents of the log files are relevant to the problem or not.
nseguraa at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 8

Can you send us relevant ACL files? Can you see default.acl file?

Can you try giving default user "list" rights and see what happens?

1. It is possible that there is an ACL for "read" rights which doesn't allow unauthentciated users "read" access.

2. Your docroot settings are pointing to a different directory than what you think and it doesn't have index.html.

For more info about directory listings and ACLs refer my blogs page http://blogs.sun.com/meena

mva at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...
# 9
the problem was because there was a space after the comma under the default load page.index.htm, index.htmlthanks guys....
ptrwinna at 2007-7-10 13:58:42 > top of Java-index,Web & Directory Servers,Web Servers...