RE: Getting error "Too few basicauthenticator processes are running"

["Chris Robertson" <crobertson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----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.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Raven [mailto:dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:29 PM
> To: 'ads squid'; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE:  Getting error "Too few basicauthenticator
> processes are running"
> 
> 
> 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
> 

Make sure you are logged in as the cache_effective_user when you run this command.  Else, use:

su squid -c "/usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd"

Chris