I am still facing the problem, can anybody help me out? ---------- Forwarded Message ----------- From: "jyothi" <jyothi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:25:57 +0630 Subject: Re: [squid users] parent proxy authentication On Mon, 17 May 2010 01:23:55 +1200, Amos Jeffries wrote > jyothi wrote: > > Hi , > > > > To forward the requests from squid proxy to my insti proxy I have added the > > following lines to the squid.conf file. (I am using ubutnu , squid version 2.7 and > > browser firefox). > > > > cache_peer 10.65.0.32 parent 3128 3130 default no-query login=PASS > > never_direct allow all > > > > > > But when I tried to open any web page in the browser it kept asking me for username and > > password. If I click cancel it was showing the following messages. > > > > The following error was encountered: > > > > Cache Access Denied > > > > Sorry, you are not currently allowed to request: > > > > http://www.google.com/ > > > > from this cache until you have authenticated yourself. > > > > > > When I invoke squid from terminal with debug messages it was showing the following message. > > > > temporary disabling ( Proxy Authentication Required) digest from 10.65.0.32 > > > > Ah this is a background cache digest request. Squid does not have any > credentials of its own to pass out. To prevent these you will need to > add the options: > no-digest no-netdb-exchange These options I have tried, but still it didn't work for me. > > > > > How do I get rid of this. I tried all possible ways that I could from googling, but > > nothing was working. I have even tried putting my proxy username and password in > > squid.conf file itself (with login=uname:passwd) but this also didn't work. please I am > > so grateful to you if you can solve this problem of mine. > > > > Thanks > > Jyothi > > > > Hmm. What type of authentication is the parent requiring? I didn't get your question, type of authentication in the sense? It needs a username and password, as it is provided by insti(proxy.iitm.ac.in) I don't have much details of it. > > Amos > -- > Please be using > Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE9 or 3.1.3 ------- End of Forwarded Message -------