I finally able to make the Squid server to prompt the user for the
passwd right now.  However, it does not take any valid user/passwd.
Also, from the access_log, I see a bunch of error message about
TIMEOUT_FIRST_UP_PARENT.  Could anyone tell me what does that mean?  I
believe this is related to the NCSA, since I don't see this error if I
don't use the authentication option.  It would be great if someone can
tell me what could go wrong... thanks!

Please notes, the squid.htpasswd file was created like this

htpasswd /usr/local/squid/etc/squid.htpasswd <username>

Here is how my squid.conf looks like:

cache_peer axroam06.dev.ipass.com         parent   3128  3130
proxy-only
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
no_cache deny QUERY
cache_mem 8000000 bytes
cache_dir ufs /usr/local/squid/cache 100 16 256
authenticate_program /usr/local/squid/bin/ncsa_auth
/usr/local/squid/etc/squid.htpasswd
acl password proxy_auth REQUIRED
http_port 3128 8080 80
acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl manager proto HTTP HTTPS FTP
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
acl SSL_ports port 443 563
acl Safe_ports port 3128        # squid
acl Safe_ports port 80          # http
acl Safe_ports port 21          # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 563     # https, snews
acl Safe_ports port 70          # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210         # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535  # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280         # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488         # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591         # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777         # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT
http_access allow password all
http_access allow manager localhost
#http_access deny manager
http_access deny !Safe_ports
cache_mgr chui@ipass.com
#cache_effective_user nobody
#cache_effective_group nogroup
logfile_rotate 10

chui@ipass.com (Cathy) wrote in message news:<fed3afc6.0406272130.6160e3c@posting.google.com
>...
> Hi, I have installed the htpasswd for users to authenticate from the
> Squid proxy server.  My squid.conf looks like below.  (pls note that
> the authenticate_program line for htpasswd program path and the
> htpasswd file is correct).  I configured a browser to point to this
> Squid proxy server.  However, when I go on any websites, the proxy
> does not prompt any login from the htpasswd file.  Do u konw if there
> is anything missing from the conf file below?  Or anything wrong with
> the sequence in the conf file?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
>
>
> cache_peer axroam06.dev.ipass.com         parent   3128  3130
> proxy-only
> authenticate_program /usr/local/squid/bin/htpasswd
> /usr/local/squid/etc/squid.htpasswd
> hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
> acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
> no_cache deny QUERY
> cache_mem 8000000 bytes
> cache_dir ufs /usr/local/squid/cache 100 16 256
> http_port 3128 8080 80
> acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
> acl chui src 10.10.6.226/255.255.255.255
> #acl manager proto HTTP HTTPS FTP
> acl manager proto cache_object
> acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
> acl SSL_ports port 443 563
> acl Safe_ports port 3128        # squid
> acl Safe_ports port 80          # http
> acl Safe_ports port 21          # ftp
> acl Safe_ports port 443 563     # https, snews
> acl Safe_ports port 70          # gopher
> acl Safe_ports port 210         # wais
> acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535  # unregistered ports
> acl Safe_ports port 280         # http-mgmt
> acl Safe_ports port 488         # gss-http
> acl Safe_ports port 591         # filemaker
> acl Safe_ports port 777         # multiling http
> acl CONNECT method CONNECT
> http_access allow manager localhost
> http_access deny manager
> http_access deny !Safe_ports
> #http_access allow chui
> http_access allow all
> #http_access allow all
> icp_access allow all
> #icp_access allow chui
> cache_mgr chui@ipass.com
> cache_effective_user nobody
> cache_effective_group nogroup

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