Hello Thanks for your reply. I solved my problem using the latest stable version of squid 2.5STABLE9 I can create users with htpasswd from the apache's bin programs and storing them in /usr/local/squid/etc/password_file It works ok now Raul On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:26:23 -0800 (PST), j r <ojigar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello > > I think you use the /etc/shadow password file. > i.e. create a system user and the ncsa to read > /etc/shadow file. > > jigar > > --- Raul Becette <ulraris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello list > > > > This is my frist post to the list. > > > > I am trying to get a proxy server running with basic > > athentication > > using ncsa_auth. > > My problem is the following: > > > > I open the browser and the server prompts me for a > > username and > > password to navigate. I enter the correct > > username/password pair and > > the browser returns me a "connection refused by > > server" error message. > > If I enter the wrong password the server prompts me > > again for the > > password so I guess it is reading correctly the > > password file I > > created using apache's htpasswd program (which I > > obtained by compiling > > and installing apache) > > > > The logfile access.log shows me > > 1110233611.251 7 170.210.88.9 TCP_DENIED/407 > > 2754 GET > > http://www.google.com.ar/ - NONE/- text/html > > > > when I try to access Google > > > > I use squid-3.0-PRE3-20050303 on a Sun Ultra5 with > > Debian Sarge > > > > btw, in normal mode configuration I can navigate > > fine. That is, > > allowing my net to access the cache > > > > Any more help you need, just ask > > Thanks in advance > > > > Raul > > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ >