[freeside] REMOTE_USER problem still...

[ivan]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 04:52:20PM +1100, colinc wrote:
> 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.

That's the _apache_ user, not the _system_ user.  See
http://www.sisd.com/freeside/list-archive/msg00546.html.

> Also, looking at the error it says uid freeside! , where did it
> decide to put an "!" after the username??

That's just part of the error message.  I guess I was trying to add some
emphasis or somthing.

See htdocs/docs/install.html for several alternatives to running the
scripts as the freeside user.


> 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
> 

-- 
_ivan