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278 Chapter 16 Working with QuickTime Streaming Server
Accessing Protected Media
Users must have QuickTime 5 or later to access a media file for which digest
authentication is enabled. If your streaming server is set up to use basic authentication,
users need QuickTime 4.1 or later. Users must enter their user names and passwords to
view the media file. Users who try to access a media file with an earlier version of
QuickTime will see the error message 401: Unauthorized.
Adding User Accounts and Passwords
You can add a user account and password if you log in to the server computer.
To add a user account:
1 Enter the following:
$ sudo qtpasswd -f
user filename
user-name
2 Enter a password for the user and reenter it when prompted.
Adding or Deleting Groups
You can edit the /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Config/qtgroups file with any text editor
as long as it follows this format:
groupname
:
user-name1
user-name2
user-name3
For Windows, the path is c:\Program Files\Darwin Streaming Server\qtgroups. For other
supported platforms, it is /etc/streaming/qtgroups.
To add or delete a group, edit the group file you set up.
Making Changes to the User or Group File
You can make changes to the user or group file if you log in to the server computer.
To delete a user from a user or group file:
1 Log in to the server computer as administrator, and use a text editor to open the user
or group file.
2 Delete the user name and encrypted passwords line from the user file.
3 Delete the user name from the group file.
To change a user password:
1 Enter the following:
$ sudo qtpasswd
user-name
2 Enter a new password for the user. The password you enter replaces the password in
the file.