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List:       apache-httpd-dev
Subject:    Re: related config directives
From:       Ryan Bloom <rbb () covalent ! net>
Date:       2001-12-29 18:05:40
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On Wednesday 26 December 2001 08:10 am, Greg Ames wrote:
> Ryan Bloom wrote:
> > 
> >       Since
> > we already know that we need this general ability for some of the auth
> > directives (see John Sterling's posts about some of the problems with AuthType
> > and AuthName), I would much rather have a generic function that will
> > manipulate the tree itself.
> 
> Swapping things in the config tree breaks if the nodes involved are in
> different scopes:
> 
> AuthType basic
> 
> <Directory /docroot/flintstone >
> AuthName Fred
> </Directory >
> 
> <Directory /docroot/rubble >
> AuthName Barney 
> </Directory >
> 
> I think that's a legitimate config.  But if we swapped AuthName &
> AuthType, we would destroy it.

That shouldn't be a legitimate config IMHO.  However, I would suggest that
the swap function should only be used to swap things on the same level of
the config tree.

Ryan

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