Run '/usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd' Type 'USERNAME PASSWORD' And see what it says - I suspect you wont get that far though. Once you try run it it should giv eyou and error -----Original Message----- From: ads squid [mailto:adssquid@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 10 November 2005 09:40 AM To: Chris Robertson; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Getting error "Too few basicauthenticator processes are running" --- Chris Robertson <crobertson@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ads squid [mailto:adssquid@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:42 AM > > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Getting error "Too few > basicauthenticator > > processes are running" > > > > > > Hi, > > I am trying to configure squid version "squid-2.5.STABLE12" as > > follows : > > > > ###[root@localhost squid-2.5.STABLE12]# /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid > > -NCd1 > > > > > > I am getting following error " > > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| Accepting HTTP connections at 0.0.0.0, port > > 3128, FD 15. > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| WCCP Disabled. > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| Ready to serve requests. > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > #1 > > (FD 6) exited > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > #2 > > (FD 7) exited > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > #3 > > (FD 8) exited > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| Too few basicauthenticator processes are > > running > > FATAL: The basicauthenticator helpers are crashing > too > > rapidly, need help! > > > > Aborted > > " > > > > > > I have configured squid with minimum options as > > follows: > > [root@localhost squid-2.5.STABLE12]# ./configure > > > --enable-basic-auth-helpers=LDAP,NCSA,PAM,SMB,SASL,MSNT > > > > ". > > > > Please help me to solve the problem. > > I want to use basic authentication. > > > > Thanks for support. > > > > What does your auth_param line look like? > > Chris > It looks like as following : ######## auth_param basic program /usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd ####### Thanks for support. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
