Re: help with ncsa_auth - PLEASE!

Pat,
ncsa_auth doesn't get bundled with squid rpm by defualt. The rpm you have
is squid binaries. You must get the source code (try
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.3/squid-2.3.STABLE3-src.tar.gz )
There you will find the auth_modules directory and the ncsa_auth module.
Compile it and configure squid to use it.
You can create the ncsa_auth password file and add users with the htpasswd
utility.

Hope this answers your question,
Athanasios Kouroussis
akouroussis@unifon.com.ar

pat lendon wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I am trying to setup ncsa_auth. I've been searching the archives and
> have found questions on ncsa_auth. The questions and answers are not
> helping me. I've really tried and now am asking for HELP.
>
> First, I'm a linux newbie. Running Redhat, the rpm package
> squid-rhcn-2.3.stable2-1.rh6-2.i386.rpm was installed. I did a find on
> the entire system looking for the dir auth_modules and game up with
> nothing.
>
> So, I ftp'd Squid-2.3.STABLE3-2.i386.rpm and ran rpm -i --force
> -upgrade in my home/directory.
> Still, no ncsa_auth directory was located after a find was ran on entire
> system.
>
> For grins, I thought of coping ncsa_auth from a HPUX system running
> squid. But, this does not work.
>
> The squid archives say to "download the squid souce". Well, I'm
> thinking the source is Squid-2.3.STABLE3-2.i386.rpm. The archives then
> say to go into the squid directory and then into auth_modules/NCSA". I
> can not find auth_modules/NCSA.
>
> What do I need to do to get an ncsa_auth working for Squid on a Linux
> system?
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Please, any help/insight is needed.
>
> -pat
Received on Thu Jul 13 2000 - 16:06:12 MDT