I created file "/usr/local/squid/etc/passwd" and created user accounts with passwords and it is through now. May be creation of file "/usr/local/squid/etc/passwd" was required. Thanks for support. --- Dave Raven <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
