You cannot use the Directory directive in .htaccess. However if you create a .htaccess file in the /system directory and place the following in it, you will get the same result
#place this in /system/.htaccess as you had before
deny from all
You cannot use the Directory directive in .htaccess. However if you create a .htaccess file in the /system directory and place the following in it, you will get the same result
#place this in /system/.htaccess as you had before
deny from all