[freeside] REMOTE_USER problem still...

[Daniel Henry]

Tell the web server .. in http.conf to run as user freeside ...



Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "colinc" <colinc at terrigal.net.au>
To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [freeside] REMOTE_USER problem still...


> Ok, I have the authentication working now. Thanks David :)
>
> But now I have encountered another problem further down the track, when i
click
> any of the links on the page that point to a cgi script i get the
following
> error:
>
> Not running uid freeside! at
> /usr/local/apache/htdocs/freeside/edit/cust_main.cgi line 119
>
> I don't quite understand why, because i logged in as the freeside user
during
> authentication. Also, looking at the error it says uid freeside! , where
did it
> decide to put an "!" after the username??
>
> Colin.
>
>
> Daniel Henry wrote:
>
> > He is mine and it works :-)  ... (in access.conf)
> >
> > <Directory /home/httpd/html/fs/htdocs>
> > AuthType Basic
> > AuthName "Freeside"
> > AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/freeside_users
> > require valid-user
> > Options ExecCGI
> > </Directory>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "colinc" <colinc at terrigal.net.au>
> > To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [freeside] REMOTE_USER problem still...
> >
> > > yep, thanks for making it clear but i got what you said the first
time.
> > >
> > > Just gotta figure out how to make it prompt.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Daniel Henry wrote:
> > >
> > > > Should have said this in the last post ...   even thought the
username
> > is in
> > > > the apache password file ....  unless it the server prompts for it
and
> > takes
> > > > it ..  it cant pass it :-)
> > > >
> > > > Daniel
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "colinc" <colinc at terrigal.net.au>
> > > > To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:18 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [freeside] REMOTE_USER problem still...
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have the same problem, but at a different reference point, line
171
> > > > > The odd thing is that the first time i ran freeside on the
browser, it
> > > > > worked fine except for some missing modules.
> > > > > I didn't even change anything and the next time i loaded freeside
up
> > on
> > > > > the browser, it gave me the following error.
> > > > >
> > > > > fatal: Can't get REMOTE_USER! at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/FS/UID.pm
> > line
> > > > > 171.
> > > > >
> > > > > Very weird :(
> > > > > Hopefully someone out there has some answers to help us.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mitch Vincent wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Per my earlier posts, the problem is still a mystery.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I know that it looks like I haven't setup user auth in apache, I
> > have
> > > > > > though...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there any other cause for this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Mitch