>Number: 595 >Category: documentation >Synopsis: mod_auth_db* doesn't work if mod_auth isn't compiled in (but >the docs don't say this) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache (Apache HTTP Project) >State: open >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Sat May 17 18:20:01 1997 >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.2b10 >Environment: BSDI's BSD/OS 3.0 >Description: I'm not sure if it's a documentation bug or actually a bug in Apache. The problem is that mod_auth_db* only works if mod_auth is compiled in but the docs doesn't mention this. mod_auth's page is clear: "it provides for user authentication using textual files". It seems that if one wants to do user authentication using only db files, to chop off mod_auth from Configuration is a harmless thing to do. It isn't. When user authentication takes place, the authenticated user gets a 500 Server Error and Apache logs the (somewhat crypt) "couldn't check group. No groups files?" message in error_log. >How-To-Repeat: Compile Apache with mod_auth_db but without mod_auth and try to do some authentication. >Fix: Nope, if it's a Apache bug. I don't know very much about Apache internals...
Correct mod_auth.html if it's just a documentation mistake. %0 >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
