RE: [squid-users] Browser fails to prompt for authentication

On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Adam Aube wrote:

> What do the auth_param lines in squid.conf look like?
>
> How did you create the username:password file? Is it readable by the UID
> Squid runs as?
>
> How is the browser configured? Were you running a transparent proxy before
> you turned authentication on?
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Evans [mailto:fred@querymagic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:57 AM
> To: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: [squid-users] Browser fails to prompt for authentication
>
>
> I have just installed squid 2.5STABLE1 on Redhat 9. I used the RPM
> included with the Redhat distro. Everything worked fine with the
> default config file. When I changed the config file to require
> authentication I used the instructions at this URL:
>
> http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-23.html
>
> I added a auth_param line for ncsa_auth rather than an
> authenticate_program line as suggested in the FAQ. It appears that the
> format has changed since the FAQ was updated.
>
> I then added an ACL
> acl users proxy_auth REQUIRED
>
> and an http_access line:
> http_access allow users
>
> I would expect that with this config, the browser would prompt for a
> username and password. It does not. It simply displays the squid
> message that access is denied until authenticated.
>
> I have tested the ncsa_auth program and password file on the command
> line and they work.
>
> I added the debug options for access controls, and then checked the
> cache.log file. The lines suggest that:
> The request ... is DENIED because it matches users
>
> thus, it appears that access is being denied because of the proxyauth
> acl without ever asking for authentication.
>
> Am I missing something here?
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