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

I made sure that the password file is owned by the user squid runs as
and is readable by that user.

Prior to this installation of squid there was no transparent proxy. The
browsers were not configured for proxying at all until I configured them
to work with this install of squid. Further, I tested on IE and Mozilla
for windows and Mozilla for linux.

The config is as follows:

auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid.passwd
auth_param basic children 5
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours

acl users proxy_auth REQUIRED
http_access allow all users

On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 09:52, Adam Aube wrote:
> I understand that you configured Squid based on the FAQ - however, the FAQ
> you referred to does not have an exact section on how to configure
> ncsa_auth. That is why I asked what the auth_param lines were.
>
> Somehow I managed to miss you stating that you tested ncsa_auth from the
> command line, so you obviously created the password file correctly. However,
> did you make sure it was readable by the UID squid runs as (or make
> ncsa_auth SetUID/GID to a UID/GID that can read the file)?
>
> Transparent proxying does not work with authentication, so if the browser
> and proxy were set for transparent mode that needs to be corrected.
>
> I cannot provide any further assistance without more information.
>
> Adam
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Received on Thu Jun 19 2003 - 11:08:09 MDT