HTTP: Configure group-managed content.

Install the “Web Server” package group:

# yum groupinstall -y "Web Server"

Edit the /etc/hosts file and add the ip address and the fully qualified domain name of the server:

1.2.3.4 server.example.com

To allow only a group of users (here nikos and steve from the team) to access a specific directory (here private), edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and type:

<Directory "/var/www/html/private">
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Password protected area"
AuthGroupFile /etc/httpd/conf/team
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/passwd
Require group team
</Directory>

Check the configuration file:

# service httpd configtest
Syntax OK

Create the private directory:

# mkdir -p /var/www/html/private
# restorecon /var/www/html/private

Create the /etc/httpd/conf/team file:

team: nikos steve

Create the /etc/httpd/conf/passwd file:

# htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/passwd nikos
New password: nikos
Re-type new password: nikos
Adding password for user nikos
# htpasswd /etc/httpd/conf/passwd steve
New password: steve
Re-type new password: steve
Adding password for user steve

Add a new rule to the firewall:

# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT

Save the firewall configuration:

# service iptables save

Activate the httpd service at boot:

# chkconfig httpd on

Start the httpd service:

# service httpd start

Check the httpd service:

# yum install -y elinks
# elinks http://localhost/private/