Hello, I have the same problem with this ACL: acl password proxy_auth root acl ea src 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255 acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 acl manager proto cache_object acl SSL_ports port 443 563 acl Safe_ports port 80 # http acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http acl CONNECT method CONNECT http_access allow manager http_access allow localhost http_access allow password http_access allow ea http_access deny !Safe_ports http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports http_access deny all AND THE SAME ERROR: Bungled squid.conf line 444: acl password proxy_auth root Thanks. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Begoña F <blackhandes@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 11-ago-2005 13:34 Subject: Problems with authentication To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello, I sent this mail last month, but I couldn't see the list, I repeat the problem, thanks a lot. I have problems with the authentication. I've followed the faq's rules: acl prueba proxy_auth REQUIRED acl network src 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255 acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 http_access allow localhost http_access allow prueba network root user1 http_access deny all 2. External authenticator program. % cd helpers/basic_auth/NCSA % make % make install 3. Password file 4. Configure the external authenticator in squid.conf. For ncsa_auth you need to give the pathname to the executable and the password file as an argument. For example: auth_param basic program /usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd But I'm not able to start Squid: /var/messages: squid: Bungled squid.conf line 444: acl prueba proxy_auth REQUIRED Thanks for your help.