Henrik Nordstrom wrote: > On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 14:15 +0000, paul cooper wrote: > >> ive got it configured like this >> >> logformat squid %tl %ru %Ss %ru %un %ul %ue %ea >> external_acl_type ip_user_helper %SRC %LOGIN >> /usr/libexec/squid/ip_user_check -f /etc/squid/ip_user.conf >> > > > Are you sure that helper should use %LOGIN? > > %LOGIN expands to the authenticated user and requires proxy > authentication. > > I thought this helper is meant to provide the registered username based > on the source IP.. in such case only %SRC should be used. > > Regards > Henrik > i got it from the book Squid the definitive guide Chapter 12 External ACLs page 207 its viewable here http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&id=3xHKOYLKwlsC&dq=squid+the+definitive+guide&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=lmY-ahPgw1&sig=pPb7TYPDcPKjGdV9UfCHArZIyjc#PPA207,M1