Variables set with SetEnv aren't available to authentication handlers, only to the content handler. Thus, even if the Django authentication handler is looking for it, it will not find it and thus would not be able to update os.environ variable of same name from it. The only way it could work is if the first page hit was a Django application page which had the side effect of setting os.environ. You probably wouldn't want to rely on that being the case.
For alternate mechanism for doing all this see mod_wsgi. http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/AccessControlMechanisms Graham Tim Sawyer wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to secure /site_media/private and /site_media/pictures so that only > logged in users can see the files in those directories and below. > > The error I'm getting (sometimes - seems to be a bit inconsistent) is > > [Fri Mar 28 09:39:06 2008] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] > PythonAuthenHandler django.contrib.auth.handlers.modpython: ImportError: > Settings cannot be imported, because environment variable > DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is undefined., referer: http://site/private/pictures/ > > Here's my apache virtual host configuration (site name changed to site). Have > I done anything obviously wrong? The PythonPath entries are indented > correctly in the original. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > <VirtualHost *:80> > ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ServerName www.site > ServerAlias site > > DocumentRoot /home/tjs/web/site > > <Directory /home/tjs/web/site> > Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews > AllowOverride All > Order allow,deny > allow from all > </Directory> > > <Directory /home/tjs/web/site/site_media> > allow from all > </Directory> > > CustomLog /home/tjs/log/site pink > > <Location "/site_media/pictures"> > AuthType Basic > AuthName "site" > Require valid-user > AuthBasicAuthoritative Off > AuthzDefaultAuthoritative Off > AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative Off > AuthzUserAuthoritative Off > > SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE site.settings > > PythonPath > "['/home/tjs/web','/home/tjs/django/sorl-thumbnail-read-only','/home/tjs/django/django-trunk'] > + sys.path" > PythonAuthenHandler django.contrib.auth.handlers.modpython > PythonOption DjangoRequireStaffStatus Off > PythonOption DjangoPermissionName > members.can_access_private_area > </Location> > > <Location "/site_media/private"> > AuthType Basic > AuthName "site" > Require valid-user > AuthBasicAuthoritative Off > AuthzDefaultAuthoritative Off > AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative Off > AuthzUserAuthoritative Off > > SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE site.settings > > PythonPath > "['/home/tjs/web','/home/tjs/django/sorl-thumbnail-read-only','/home/tjs/django/django-trunk'] > + sys.path" > PythonAuthenHandler django.contrib.auth.handlers.modpython > PythonOption DjangoRequireStaffStatus Off > PythonOption DjangoPermissionName > members.can_access_private_area > </Location> > > <Location "/"> > SetHandler python-program > PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython > SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE site.settings > PythonDebug Off > > PythonPath > "['/home/tjs/web','/home/tjs/django/sorl-thumbnail-read-only','/home/tjs/django/django-trunk'] > + sys.path" > </Location> > > <Location "/media"> > SetHandler None > </Location> > > <Location "/site_media"> > SetHandler None > </Location> > > > </VirtualHost> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
