how to make # normal for httpd.conf

[YANG Weiping B]

Hi  Peter,

It succeeded, in MD5 form, the # could be used as part of the password.

Thanks,
Winston

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Korsgaard [mailto:jacmet at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Peter
Korsgaard
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:14 PM
To: YANG Weiping B
Cc: busybox at busybox.net
Subject: Re: how to make # normal for httpd.conf

>>>>> "YANG" == YANG Weiping B <Weiping.b.Yang at alcatel-sbell.com.cn>
writes:

 YANG> Hi guys,
 YANG> I want to use "#" character as part of my password  YANG> so my
httpd.conf is as follows:

 YANG> A:192.168.4.
 YANG> D:*
 YANG> /:CRAFT:ALC#FGU

 YANG> but "#" has a special purpose, used as the indicator of the
YANG> beginning of one comment so how to make "#" be a normal  YANG>
character?
 
You cannot directly, but you could enable FEATURE_HTTPD_AUTH_MD5 and
store the encrypted password in httpd.conf (generate with httpd -m
<password>).

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard