This has been fixed in Ubuntu Raring wget 1.14-1ubuntu1
I think this is also related to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609836 I'd like to see an SRU for this for Ubuntu Precise and Ubuntu Quantal: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates Testcase (ubuntu precise / quantal) ------------ 1.- Download a minimalist http server: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5619854/ 2.- Execute it: $ python ./simple.server -p 8080 --username=test --password=test ./ 3.- Verify it works with firefox, open "localhost:8080" and then type "test" as user and "test" in the password field 4.- Try with wget $ wget --user=test --password=test http://localhost:8080 --2013-04-30 12:51:16-- http://localhost:9090/sh_scripts/pass_key.txt Resolving localhost (localhost)... 127.0.0.1 Connecting to localhost (localhost)|127.0.0.1|:8080... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized Connecting to localhost (localhost)|127.0.0.1|:8080... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized Authorization failed In a update Ubuntu Raring system: $ wget --user=test --password=test http://localhost:8080 Resolving localhost (localhost)... 127.0.0.1 Connecting to localhost (localhost)|127.0.0.1|:8080... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized Connecting to localhost (localhost)|127.0.0.1|:8080... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 417 [text/plain] Saving to: 'index.html' The patch needed seems to be this one: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02703.html ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #609836 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609836 ** Changed in: wget (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530036 Title: Incomplete realization of http digest auth To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/+bug/530036/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
