Protected directories forgetting password

[BridgeportGuy]

I have a few public_html password protected directories. They prompt for a user and password.

But I noticed that suddenly some of them stopped needing a user/password.

What's going on?

Perhaps it was after I updated the html in them?

I think my html/editor WebStudio 4 might be deleting and then recreating the directory when I update them. Can this be avoided by setting some file or directory permission so the password files don't get trashed?

Thanks.

-- Howard

 

[nobaloney]

You might try chattr to mark the .htaccess file in the directory in question as immutable, but that may keep WebStudio 4 from working properly.

In that case you'll have to ask whomever writes/distributes WebStudio 4.

Jeff

 

[BridgeportGuy]

Thanks. I'll work on it.