Rules for Using .access Files
When making entries in .access files, observe the following rules:
Specify the file name only, such as adminpage.dsp followed by the ACL name. If you specify a relative path, the file will not be protected. For example, suppose file home.dsp is in subdirectory docs in directory pub (pub\docs\home.dsp). If you add the following entry to the .access file on directory pub, the file will not be protected:
docs\home.dsp Developers
Instead, add the following entry to the .access file on directory pub\docs:
home.dsp Developers
The case in which you enter the name depends on how your file system handles case. Suppose you have a file named index.dsp. If you use a case-insensitive system such as Windows, you can enter the file name in any case. Therefore
Index.dsp,
INDEX.DSP, and so on are all acceptable. However, if you use a case-sensitive system such as UNIX, you must enter
index.dsp.