I posted this first on the Apache mailing list, one person mentioned as this is mod_perl related I should post it here, so here it is.
I have just started upgrading all of my CentOS servers from 6.X to 7.X, with that Apache gets upgraded from 2.2 to 2.4, but it seems mod_perl has not increased the version number. While I have fixed most of the issues realted to the upgrade of Apache one I cannot solve is the "PerlAuthenHandler Authen::Simple::IMAP" in .htaccess files. I use this rather frequently on many machines as it is real easy for me to look after this. Using apache 2.2 this used to work like a charm with an .htaccess file in the directory to protect: satisfy any Order deny,allow deny from all AuthName "Protected by IMAP credentials" AuthType Basic require user USER1 USER2 PerlAuthenHandler Authen::Simple::IMAP PerlSetVar AuthenSimpleIMAP_host "CENTRAL.IMAPS.SERVER.HOST.NAME" PerlSetVar AuthenSimpleIMAP_protocol "IMAPS" allow from localhost allow from THESERVER I re-wrote this for apache 2.4 (not repeating the perl stuff which is the same in both) but same .htaccess file <RequireAll> Require user USER1 USER2 # do not turn this off, or else this will not work. Require ip 127.0.0.1 Require host localhost Require host THESERVER </RequireAll> In the server's httpd.conf file I have: PerlRequire /etc/httpd/conf/startup.pl which contains this: #!/bin/env /usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Authen::Simple::IMAP; 1; This loads with no error messages (this also means mod_perl is working). The problem really is: ==> error_log <== failed to resolve handler Authen::Simple::IMAP failed to resolve handler Authen::Simple::IMAP failed to resolve handler Authen::Simple::IMAP failed to resolve handler Authen::Simple::IMAP The browser page displays a "Secure connection failed" which is crap as the certificate and everything is in perfect condition. How can I make this work with apache 2.4? What am I doing wrong? thanks Jobst -- If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? | |0| | Jobst Schmalenbach, General Manager | | |0| Barrett & Sales Essentials |0|0|0| +61 3 9533 0000, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia