Fwd: Re: [squid-users] NCSA & Cache Access Denied !

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Subject: Re: [squid-users] NCSA & Cache Access Denied !
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:36:26 +0100
From: Sándor Zsolt <sandor.zsolt@mail.vpop.hu>
To: "Amit Khandekar/MUM/IN/STTL" <akhandekar@softcell.co.in>

On Tuesday 07 January 2003 14:14, Amit Khandekar/MUM/IN/STTL wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a Squid2.4 Stable6 on a Redhat linux 7.3
>
> have Configured NCSA as :
>
> authenticate_program /usr/bin/ncsa_auth /usr/etc/passwd
> wnere passwd is my linux passwd file copy.

/etc/passwd file doesn't contain users' passwords, try to use a copy of the
/etc/shadow file. (What you need is actually the first two fields of the
shadow file separated with a colon.)

> i get no error in compling but get follwing errors during the proxy is
> accessed when the user access the proxy at the time of logon.
> and even a vaild user name password gets denied .
>
> my cache log shows :
> 2003/01/06 18:39:28| WARNING: authenticator #1 (FD 6) exited
> 2003/01/06 18:39:32| WARNING: authenticator #2 (FD 7) exited
> 2003/01/06 18:41:25| WARNING: authenticator #3 (FD 8) exited
> 2003/01/06 18:41:25| WARNING: authenticator #4 (FD 9) exited
> 2003/01/06 18:41:25| storeDirWriteCleanLogs: Starting...
> 2003/01/06 18:41:25| Finished. Wrote 15 entries.
> 2003/01/06 18:41:25| Took 0.0 seconds (44117.6 entries/sec).
> FATAL: Too few authenticator processes are running
> Squid Cache (Version 2.4.STABLE6): Terminated abnormally.
>
> and my Squid restarts !
>
> In my Access log i get TCP_Denied for each Request.
>
> Can anyone tell me what is the possible problem.
>
> Thanx in advance.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Amit Khandekar
> Technical Support- Group
> Softcell Technologies Limited, Mumbai.
> Telephone :+91 022 5660 6969 EXT 240

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