[root@rhel6u3-2 ~]# uname –r //查看系统内核版本号 
2.6.32-279.el6.i686 
[root@rhel6u3-2 ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release //查看系统版本号 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.3 (Santiago) 

[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# vim /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf //主配置文件中http字段中添加以下语句，将虚拟主机的配置文件指向www1.rsyslog.org 
include /usr/local/nginx/server/www1.rsyslog.org; 
[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# vim /usr/local/nginx/server/www1.rsyslog.org 
server { 
   listen    80; //监听端口为80 
   server_name www1.rsyslog.org; //虚拟主机网址 
   location / { 
      root  sites/www1; //虚拟主机网站根目录 
      index index.html index.htm; //虚拟主机首页 
      auth_basic "secret"; //虚拟主机认证命名 
      auth_basic_user_file /usr/local/nginx/passwd.db; //虚拟主机用户名密码认证数据库 
    } 
    location /status { 
        stub_status on; //开启网站监控状态 
        access_log /usr/local/nginx/logs/www1_status.log; //监控日志 
        auth_basic "NginxStatus"; } 
  } 

[root@rhel6u3-7 server]# htpasswd -c /usr/local/nginx/passwd.db xiaonuo //创建认证信息，xiaonuo 为认证用户名 
New password: ******* //输入认证密码 
Re-type new password: ******** //再次输入认证密码 
Adding password for user xiaonuo 
[root@rhel6u3-7 server]# 
[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# chmod 400 /usr/local/nginx/passwd.db //修改网站认证数据库权限 
[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# chown nginx. /usr/local/nginx/passwd.db //修改网站认证数据库属主和属组 
[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# cat /usr/local/nginx/passwd.db //可以看到通过htpasswd生成的密码为加密格式 
xiaonuo:8eZAz7BqcrXmY 
[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# 

[root@rhel6u3-7 ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/nginx reload //平滑重启nginx服务 
nginx: the configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf syntax is ok 
nginx: configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf test is successful 
Reloading nginx:                      [ OK ]