> I've found some odd behavior that I've narrowed to a set_handlers call. I've
> written an authz cache. On requests with cache misses, the system functions
> as one would expect. Once there's a cache hit, the values of DirectoryIndex
> are somehow flushed or ignored. Here's the important snippet from httpd.conf
> (on multiple lines here for readability):
>
> PerlAuthzHandler
> Tivoli::Apache::AuthzCache
> Tivoli::Apache::AuthzLDAP
> Tivoli::Apache::AuthzCache::manage_cache
>
> Within AuthzCache is the following line that gets called when there's a
> cache hit:
>
> $r->set_handlers(PerlAuthzHandler => undef);
>
> If this line is commented out (which of course removes the benefit of the
> cache), there are no problems from a client perspective (except for the
> slowdown the cache would avoid). With this line, the contents of the
> directory are shown on requests that don't specify a file instead of the
> associated directory index file.
can you try
$r->set_handlers(PerlAuthzHandler => [\&OK];
>
> I'm using apache-1.3.9 and mod_perl-1.21. I checked the mod_perl Changes
> log, and there appears to be no changes to set_handlers behavior between
> 1.21 and the current release.
>
> I'm a bit at a loss for what to check next to narrow the problem aside from
> reviewing set_handlers source...
>
> Regards,
> Christian
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Eric
