Order
Description
Specifies the order in which allow
and deny directives are evaluated within a
session section.
Parameters
allow,deny-
First the allow directive will be evaluated, then the deny directive. If
a host matches both the allow and deny directives, the host will be denied
because that is the last directive evaluated.
deny,allow-
First the deny directive will be evaluated, then the allow directive. If
a host matches both the allow and deny directives, the host will be allowed
because that is the last directive evaluated.
mutual-failure-
A host will only be allowed if it is allowed by the allow
directive and it is not denied by the deny directive.
Default If No Entry Found
If no order directive is found in a limit section, deny,allow
will be assumed.
Command To Change This Value
File Syntax
order ord
This directive is only valid within a session section in the
session based configuration file.
It will only be used in the session configuration if at least
one corresponding allow,
deny or require
entry also exists.
Only one entry may exist in a session section. If more than one entry exists,
the last entry will be used.
Also See