I use RedHat9, squid 2.5. STABLE1

I've tried to make proxy authentication but I couldn't. This is the part of my squid.conf :

auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/passwd
auth_param basic children 5
auth_param basic realm Squid proxy-caching web server - SO Coka
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours

acl password proxy_auth REQUIRED
acl opstina src 5.2.2.1-5.2.2.20/255.255.255.255

http_access allow password
http_access allow opstina

In almost every place where I've read about proxy authentication it was written that " Go to the ../auth_modules/NCSA directory and give
# make
# make install
At first I didn't find the ../auth_modules/NCSA directory. Where is it?

After that I faund (by the Search for Files main menu program) the ncsa_auth file in the /usr/lib/squid/ directory but I dont know how to check if it is a correct program and ready to run.

After that I made the passwd file (htpasswd -c /etc/squid/passwd username).

After that I reloaded the squid.conf , but the result is negativ.

When I am trying to use internet the login prompt appears, I type the username and the password, but I can't use internet and the login prompt appears again. But if I comment the authentication lines the internet is ok.


Has anybody idea what is the problem by me?

I had similar problem with auth a while back but it was with apache it maybe be the same issue though. Check that permissions for the passwd file and others and make sure that the correct user squid in this case has ownership and rwx permissions to it.

I've tried to use internet as root, but the problem is the same.

It doesn't matter that you are loged into the computer as root, because the squid service is being run as the user squid and web as the web user usually apache or httpd so if they dont have the proper permissions to the password files etc squid wont authenicate you .

Thank you so much, it's wor perfektly!

Thanks for your support

It works perfectly here as well

i would be glad if you can tell me how can we implement SQUID login through a PHP+MySQL combi.....

like ...

i type "www(dot)anyaddress(dot)com"

i get a login page.....

i put the details

now i can browse any website......


and if possible...can i logout..??