From: hno <> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:27:35 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Forgot to add the ncsa_auth man page X-Git-Tag: SQUID_3_0_PRE7~192 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=46b6a2ed4c06708fd7a7c9443cd4356002ca3394;p=thirdparty%2Fsquid.git Forgot to add the ncsa_auth man page --- diff --git a/helpers/basic_auth/NCSA/ncsa_auth.8 b/helpers/basic_auth/NCSA/ncsa_auth.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..85da640986 --- /dev/null +++ b/helpers/basic_auth/NCSA/ncsa_auth.8 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.\" This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See +.\" the GNU General Public License for more details. +.\" +.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +.\" along with this file; if not, write to the Free Software +.\" Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, +.\" MA 02111-1307 USA +.\" +.\" HISTORY: +.\" 2006-05-16, created by Rodrigo Rubira Branco +.TH ncsa_auth 8 "May 16, 2006" "Squid NCSA Auth helper" +.SH NAME +ncsa_auth \- NCSA httpd-style password file authentication helper for Squid +\fB +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.fam C +\fBncsa_auth\fP \fIpasswdfile\fP +.fam T +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBncsa_auth\fP allows Squid to read and authenticate user and password information from an NCSA/Apache httpd-style password file when using basic HTTP authentication. +.PP +The only parameter is the password file. It must have permissions to be read by the user that Squid is running as (cache_effective_user in squid.conf). +.PP +This password file can be manipulated using htpasswd. +.SH OPTIONS +Only specify the password file name. +.SH EXAMPLE +\fBncsa_auth\fP /etc/squid/squid.pass +.SH SECURITY +\fBncsa_auth\fP must have access to the password file to be executed. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fBhtpasswd\fP(1), \fBsquid\fP(8) +.SH AUTHOR +Manpage written by Rodrigo Rubira Branco