Password Protect Directories  

Overview 

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 

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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