Administrating htaccess By Multiple Users

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This Dreamhost thread was started by keithtm on 2009-09-30 09:59:03:

Post Reply? I have a site where I want to password protect different directories using .htaccess. I’m using the web interface under Goodies, Htaccess/WebDav. It works for the primary user, but I want other users to be able to control this functionality. When other users try to set up htaccess, it fails and I get an email error message complaining that the users is not the owner of the directory. Obviously I can’t change the owner of the directory, nor would I want to. Is there a simple solution? I don’t want to give the contributors access to the primary account, and I don’t want them to train them to edit .htaccess files manually. It would also be nice if the contributors got a copy of the error email. That would make sense to me. Sorry if this is a FAQ, I’ve done my best to search the Wiki and the forums. Surprised not to be able to find anyone else with this problem. Thanks…

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