Actually, I DON'T want the browser to prompt for a username/pass.  I saw the
examples in the eagle book and they all seem to use Authz, with Auth
handlers using the example you showed.
Perhaps I need to modify the headers so that the prompt does not occur?

Thanks for the info,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Bloodgood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:54 PM
> To: Stathy Touloumis
> Cc: mod_perl
> Subject: RE: Auth Handlers
>
>
> > : )  No problem,  I guess I am unsure if this is the proper way
> > to setup an
> > Access, Authen, Authz handler.  When I use this configuration my
> > 'handler()'
> > method does not get called and I get an error in the logs:
>
> This is *not* the correct way to invoke it.
>
> > > > <Directory /home/stathy/apache/html>
> > > >     AuthName "Login"
>
> # This is incorrect
> #      AuthType Base::Session::Handler
>
> # *This* is what you need if you want the
> # browser to prompt for a username/pass
>       AuthType Basic
> > > >     require valid-user
> > > >
> > > >     PerlAuthenHandler Base::Session::Handler
> > > > </Directory>
>
>
> I just checked my answers from the Eagle (Writing Apache Modules with Perl
> and C), and that's the correct way.  If I'm not mistaken, the chapter on
> Authentication is one of the sample chapters that's online at
> http://www.modperl.com.  Have a look over there, it'll straighten
> you right
> out. :-)
>
> L8r,
> Rob
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> use Disclaimer qw/:standard/;
>
>
>

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