[Sheflug] Redirecting to a index page depending on group membership on Apache 1.3

["Rob Keeling" <rob [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I seem to have hit a brick wall!

I am trying to set up an apache webserver to replace a current IIS 4 box. On
the IIS 4 box I am able
to redirect to one of two pages depending on if the user has authenticated
as a member of the staff group or
the student group.

This means I can hide all the staff options from the students, and has
worked brilliantly for a few years.

I can use mod_pam to get access to the same user names passwords etc, but I
can`t see how to do the redirect.

It IIS4 works by running as the web user (as apposed to the web server user)
and checks if it can access a file, if yes
they are staff.

As far as I know apache runs php scripts etc as the apache user, so this
wouldn't`t work. It looks like I need to be using
apache authentication directives but what should I use?

Thanks
Rob Keeling

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