There was an update to the apache server (httpd) on lettuce (March 1) that required editing of the existing .htaccess file for Francotoile. Apache 2.2 has been compiled with LDAP, meaning .htaccess can be a bit less verbose. This info will be needed by anyone implementing a similar authentication mechanism on Lettuce using .htaccess. Others may need to update their existing authentication.

This is the new authentication scheme:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted to username or NetLinkID"
AuthBasicProvider ldap file
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user

Note the removal of an explicitly declared username. When Apache reads the file it heads off to /path/to/.htpasswd and reads it to find out the username to expect. Otherwise it expects to find you in LDAP.