> From: Keith Masten [mailto:spmdt...@gmail.com] 
> Subject: Re: Securing A Directory Listing

> The realm definition for this tomcat instance is in
> the server.xml.

That partially answers the question.  As the doc says: "You may nest a Realm 
inside any Catalina container Engine, Host, or Context."  Where's yours?

> Should the realm defined in the web.xml be
> defined/referenced somewhere?

Probably not, as long as you're comfortable with using the same <Realm> for all 
webapps that require authentication.

> Just tried the basic setup again and no luck.

What is meant by "no luck"?  I don't recall any Tomcat error message with that 
phrasing...

> When prompted, I should enter id - bob, pw - bob according
> to my tomcat-users.xml, correct???

Correct, as long as the <auth-method> is BASIC.  Might want to post your 
current WEB-INF/web.xml file.

 - Chuck


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