Add users to the Apache authentication file
Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under “Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console” (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the “Open Terminal” button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.
Follow these steps:
Create a group file. This group file associates a group name with a list of persons in that group and has the following syntax.
GroupName: bitnami user admin user2
Add the user(s) to your password file:
$ htpasswd /path/to/your/password/file user2
Modify the Apache configuration as below:
AuthType Basic AuthName "By Invitation Only" # Optional line: AuthBasicProvider file AuthUserFile /path/to/your/password/file AuthGroupFile /path/to/your/groups/file Require group GroupName
Restart the Apache server.