not that I don't trust webfaction setup scripts, but there are a few shortcomings in passing along the auth headers .... fcgi to say one needs an extra parameter.
Niphlod On Oct 29, 1:00 am, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: > how are you passing along requests from apache to web2py ? > can you monitor if web2py actually receive all the headers you send ? > > something like > > def test(): > with os.open("path/to/file", 'wb') as g: > for k,v in request.env.iteritems(): > if k.startswith('http_'): > g.write("%s: %s" % (k,v)) > > in your controller should be enough. try to call app/controller/test > with username and password and go to see the log... > > On Oct 28, 5:47 pm, "david.waldrop" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am very confused. I have a simple service 'getmeetings' which is > > decorated as XMLRPC. The call also requires authorization and basic > > authorization is enabled in db.py. Here is what happens > > > 1) When run locally on my dev machine - everything works, if i > > sent in valid id and pw i get results AND if i send in invalid > > password i get a 303 indicating no aurthorization. > > > 2) When i run on the production machine (linux+apache) - i always > > get 303 even when sending in valid ID and pw. If i remove the auth- > > required decorator the service gets invoked. > > > I think this implies a problem with the authorization, possibly due to > > some environmental setting. I am stuck and unable to figure this > > out. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > > here is the original > > post:http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/fea1decf09... > >
