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Configure WebDAV2011/05/04

  Here is the example to configure WebDAV.

[1] For example, Make a directory [security] that group is 'security' under /home, and it makes possible to connect to WebDAV directory only by SSL.
root@www:~#
aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-encoding


root@www:~#
mkdir /home/security

root@www:~#
chown www-data. /home/security

root@www:~#
chmod 770 /home/security

root@www:~#
vi /etc/apache2/conf.d/webdav.conf


Alias /share /home/security
<Location /share>
   DAV On
   SSLRequireSSL
   Options None
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName WebDAV
   AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/conf.d/.htpasswd
   <LimitExcept GET OPTIONS>
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from 10.0.0.
# IP address you allow

       Require valid-user
   </LimitExcept>
</Location>


root@www:~#
a2enmod dav* encoding

Enabling module dav.
Considering dependency dav for dav_fs:
Module dav already enabled
Enabling module dav_fs.
Enabling module dav_lock.
Enabling module encoding.
Run '/etc/init.d/apache2 restart' to activate new configuration!
root@www:~#
htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/conf.d/.htpasswd narwhal

New password:
# set password

Re-type new password:
# confirm

Adding password for user narwhal
root@www:~#
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

* Restarting web server apache2
... waiting ...done.
[2] It's a config of WebDAV on client PC (Windows 7). Install WebDAV Clietn and use as an example.

(1) Download CarotDAV from following site and Install it.
http://rei.to/carotdav_en.html

After installing, start CarotDAV and click 'Add' button and select 'WebDAV' like follows.
 
(2) Input any name in 'Setting Name' field, and for others, input URI, user-name, password set in [1].
 
(3) Click 'Connect' button.
 
(4) Following warning is shown because SSL certificate is own original one, it's no ploblem, Click 'Ignore' and go next.
 
(5) Just accessed.
 
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