Password Protect Directories

You can use this option to place a password on one of your site's directories. Only users that you specify will be able to access this directory.

Steps - Watch the movie

1 To access the Directory Access Menu, click on the icon above the words Password Protect Directories on the main screen of your cPanel interface.

2 Click on the name of the directory that you wish to protect. (You can navigate to a directory by clicking on the icon next to it).

3 When the new screen appears, click on the box next to the icon to require a password to access the directory.

4 Type the name that you wish to appear in the login box for the directory in the blank field next to Protected Resource Name:

5 Place the name of the user you wish to be able to access the directory in the blank field next to Username:

6 Place the password for that user in the blank field next to Password: and click on Add/Modify authorized user.

7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 as necessary to add more users.

Troubleshooting

To change a user's password, click on their name, type a new password into the Password field, and click on Change Password.

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