Setting up customized error page with .htaccess protection

[StephenGarcia]

I am trying to set up the .htaccess authentication system such that a customized error page is displayed when an unauthorized user tries to access the protected directory.

Can the
Require Directive, Require Valid-User

and
Error Directive, ErrorDocument 401 /Error1.html

be used together in a single .htaccess file?

Also, when a wrong ID/PW combo is provided, the dialog box that asks the ID/PW pops up a total of 3 times before the canned 401 Error message (unauthorized access) gets displayed. How can I change setting so that the Error message gets displayed after the wrong user ID/PW is provided in the first instance itself?

Thanks.
Stephen

[steve0]

Make sure your error page is NOT in the protected directory.. (Is it at the root level?)


Make sure the server name used in the .htaccess file is the same as the ServerName used in the httpd.conf
(if you use the ServerAlias, the login box will resolve back to the ServerName)

Likely scenario..
Dialog 1 = initial request
Dialog 2 = Revolved to true ServerName
Dialog 3 = Second attempt for password
then Failure..loads standard 401