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in thread [OT] apache authentication default user?

in CGI, assuming your server supports it: 
print <<END
Status: 401 Some random message
Content-type: text/html 


....
END

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In mod_perl you need to return the status code from your handler, I think.
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Re^4: [OT] apache authentication default user?
by Jaap (Curate) on Oct 24, 2004 at 22:23 UTC
    Ok i just can't fugure it out. Now i have this in my .htaccess: 
    AuthType Basic
AuthName "Formula Student Wiki"
AuthUserFile /home/formulas/.htpasswd
#Require valid-user

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    So no requiring a valid user. Now i have this in my code: 
    sub requestLogin
{
  if (($ENV{'REMOTE_USER'}) || ($ENV{'AUTH_USER'}))
  {
    message ('info', "Logged in.");
  }
  else
  {
    print <<EOF;
Status: 401 Authorization Required
WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Formula Student Wiki"
Connection: close
Content-type: text/plain

Login failed.
EOF
  }
}

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    Now my browser asks me for credentials 3 times, i enter them correctly but it still fails and i get the "Login Failed" message.

    Since it's asking 3 times, apache must be doing that so i don't see why it fails. If i uncomment the require valid-user, everything works.
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      In your WWW-Authenticate header, I think you need a semicolon right after Basic.
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        No, no semicolon there.
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