Index: /locker/bin/signup-web
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--- /locker/bin/signup-web	(revision 975)
+++ /locker/bin/signup-web	(revision 976)
@@ -14,2 +14,5 @@
     success "the web script service" "The directory /mit/$lname/web_scripts already exists."
 fi
+if [ ! -e "/mit/$lname/web_scripts/.htaccess.mit" ]; then
+    ln -ns /afs/athena.mit.edu/contrib/scripts/www/web_scripts-.htaccess.mit /mit/$lname/web_scripts/.htaccess.mit
+fi