> -----Original Message----- > From: ads squid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 November 2005 09:40 AM > To: Chris Robertson; squid-users@squid-cache.org > Subject: RE: [squid-users] Getting error "Too few basicauthenticator > processes are running" > > --- Chris Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ads squid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:42 AM > > > To: squid-users@squid-cache.org > > > Subject: [squid-users] Getting error "Too few > > basicauthenticator > > > processes are running" > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I am trying to configure squid version "squid-2.5.STABLE12" as > > > follows : > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] squid-2.5.STABLE12]# > /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid > > > -NCd1 > > > > > > > > > I am getting following error " > > > > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| Accepting HTTP connections at 0.0.0.0, port > > > 3128, FD 15. > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| WCCP Disabled. > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:40| Ready to serve requests. > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > > #1 > > > (FD 6) exited > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > > #2 > > > (FD 7) exited > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| WARNING: basicauthenticator > > #3 > > > (FD 8) exited > > > 2005/11/09 18:03:41| Too few basicauthenticator processes are > > > running > > > FATAL: The basicauthenticator helpers are crashing > > too > > > rapidly, need help! > > > > > > Aborted > > > " > > > > > > > > > I have configured squid with minimum options as > > > follows: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] squid-2.5.STABLE12]# ./configure > > > > > > --enable-basic-auth-helpers=LDAP,NCSA,PAM,SMB,SASL,MSNT > > > > > > ". > > > > > > Please help me to solve the problem. > > > I want to use basic authentication. > > > > > > Thanks for support. > > > > > > > What does your auth_param line look like? > > > > Chris > > > > It looks like as following : > > ######## > auth_param basic program > /usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth > /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd > ####### > > Thanks for support. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Raven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:29 PM > To: 'ads squid'; squid-users@squid-cache.org > Subject: RE: [squid-users] Getting error "Too few basicauthenticator > processes are running" > > > Run '/usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd' > > Type 'USERNAME PASSWORD' > > And see what it says - I suspect you wont get that far > though. Once you try run it it should giv eyou and error >
Make sure you are logged in as the cache_effective_user when you run this command. Else, use: su squid -c "/usr/local/squid/libexec/ncsa_auth /usr/local/squid/etc/passwd" Chris
