> can anyone help me out how to configure squid proxy > to auth user and restrict them.
Use the proxy_auth acl. Check your squid.conf file. ------------------------------------------------ acl aclname proxy_auth username ... # list of valid usernames # use REQUIRED to accept any valid username. ------------------------------------------------- So if you wanna authenticate all users on your lan acl ourlan proxy_auth REQUIRED http_access allow ourlan Use the __authenticate_program__ directive to mention the authentication program. use pam_auth to authenticate system users i.e. users from /etc/passwd. Read auth_modules/PAM/pam_auth.c . You have to add a couple of lines to /etc/pam.conf if you have one or create a file squid in /etc/pam.d/ and put the two lines mentioned in this file in it before you can authenticate system users. Alternatively you can also use ncsa_auth, but it will not authenticate system users. Use htpasswd to create a password file from which you can authenticate users in this case. # htpasswd -c <passwdfile> <username> # ncsa_auth <passwdfile> Authentication programs run in an infinite loop. Type a username and his password. <username> <password> OK If you get ok then you are done. If you are using RedHat, the authentication programs (pam_auth, ncsa_auth etc) are not included. use the squid src rpm or compile squid from sources. how to do it through mac address. No idea about this. Read squid.conf. i am not good at linux so pls any easy method or some tool. Well running squid does not require you to be good at linux, just have the patience to RTFM and understand. Try to use webmin if you can but I guess it will just compilcate matters for you. squid.conf is your friend. -- Ashok __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
