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Network Troublshooting => Linux Proxy Server Support => Topic started by: sunlinux on August 02, 2007, 09:28:11 AM

Title: problem in squid Authentication
Post by: sunlinux on August 02, 2007, 09:28:11 AM

for user based Authentication I configured use ncsa_auth just following steps
#touch /etc/squid/squid_passwd
#chmod o+r /etc/squid/squid_passwd
#htpasswd /etc/squid/squid_passwd vishal
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user vishal

#
# Add this to the auth_param section of squid.conf
#
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd

#
# Add this to the bottom of the ACL section of squid.conf
#
acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED

#
# Add this at the top of the http_access section of squid.conf
#
http_access allow ncsa_users
but when I access web from othr system I get dialog box asking to enter username & password. but it's not accepting n giving error cache access denied. pls. help.

Title: Re: problem in squid Authentication
Post by: sunlinux on August 03, 2007, 10:44:10 AM

ok done.. no more reply pls

Title: Re: problem in squid Authentication
Post by: Ricky on August 03, 2007, 11:09:53 AM

nice..
I was actually posting possible solution.
anyways..

Can you share how exactly you solve the problem?