.htaccess layout problem

[Sarah]

If someone could have a look at this layout of folders for me as I need to have different access to different folders and well its just not working.

I have these folders where I want this access with 5 different username and password combination one for each :

ADMIN - access to folders ADMIN/STAFF/CLIENT1-3
STAFF - access to folders STAFF/CLIENT1-3
CLIENT1 - access to folder CLIENT1
CLIENT2 - access to folder CLIENT2
CLIENT3 - access to folder CLIENT3

so at present I have a .htpasswd file located in the config folder of my server which contains the username/password combinations and is encrypted.

Then each folder has its own .htaccess file where inside I have

AuthName DS members
AuthType Basic
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthUserFile c:/.....config/.htpasswd

<Limit GET POST>
require user admin <-- varies on each folder
</Limit>

where require user will vary to suit that particular folder (i.e. user admin, staff, client1, client2 or client3, 1 user to all users)

My question (I get to the point eventually!) is this right? Or should I have the other folders all 'within' the ADMIN folder?

Basically I have tried both options (and yes I am still having encrypt password problems but I will sort them out another time) and the admin folder works fine and gives me access to all the other folders without asking for another password, but when I try and access a client folder I cannot get the right username/password combination which lets me in?!

If anyone has any ideas that would be great.

Thanks

Sarah

[having v bad day but still smiling]

[edit: resolved ! day getting better it was a problem with using multiple require user 'name' in .htaccess file created a .htgroup file and all resolved nicely phew!! ]

[weirdbeardmt]

Mkay.

[Sarah]

hey weirdy it gets worse I spent the whole day getting that to work and then some kind gent tells me htaccess doesn't work even in IIS which is the server I eventually have to get it working on! talk about being a typical friday straight down the pub for that one

Oh well if I will work in computers

[weirdbeardmt]

Are you blonde?

Originally posted by Sarah
straight down the pub for that one

So what you doing here, now ?

[Sarah]

that was yesterday

and yes seriously blonde too so am I the ONLY one who didn't know htaccess wouldn't work then ? blonde and dumb huh

If I didn't feel daft than I surely do now

[Andrew-J2000]

Doh cheers 4 letting me know as well guess i will have to dye my hair