tags 323789 + upstream
tags 323789 + help
thanks

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 01:55:08PM +0200, SICS Server Support wrote:
>   I experience problems with the mod-auth-shadow Apache2 module when used in 
> conjunction 
> with FrontPage extentions on the same server. The problem appears to be that 
> mod-auth-shadow 
> automatically turns itself on (although 'AuthShadow on' isn't present) when 
> one uses the 
> 'require group' directive.

Thanks for the report. Unfortunately I have never used frontpage
extensions, so I could use some more help.

> Unfortunately no patch at the SourceForge site, just a confirmation of the 
> bug:
> 
> [----- from SourceForge Patch Archives -----]
> AuthShadow off fallback mod_auth fix To fix the incorrect authorization 
> result use together 
> with mod_auth. If "AuthShadow off" is specified, it should fall back to 
> "mod_auth" (if 
> enabled). But before patching it will always fail if specified "require 
> group" in .htaccess.
> 
> 
> The following .htaccess can demonstrate the abnormal behaviour:
> 
> AuthShadow off
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "My Test"
> AuthUserFile /home/alan/myuserfile
> AuthGroupFile /home/alan/mygroupfile
> require group mygroup    
> [----- from SourceForge Patch Archives -----]

I need some clarification. Is adding "AuthShadow off" sufficient to make
it work like it should? Or is that command included just to show that
even explicitly disabling authshadow doesn't help?

Marcin
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