Re: cachemgr.cgi usage with acl.proxy_auth patch

In article <m0xp90R-000czKC@lx01.tietosavo.fi> you write:

>> See squid.conf. You are required to set up (or keep) the apropriate
>> cache_object related ACL entries.
>
>I've setup it this way:
>
>acl manager proto cache_object
>acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
>http_access deny manager !localhost
>
>So, ACL named 'manager' denied for all except localhost. proxy_auth
>is not used here. Why Squid anyway requires proxy_auth
>for cacgemgr.cgi ?

I think you should add something like

        http_access allow manager localhost

so that this rule will be used for the cachemgr.cgi script. Otherwise and
other http_access rules with password ACLs start asking for passwords.

Arjan
Received on Mon Jan 05 1998 - 13:33:29 MST