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Posted to apache-bugdb@apache.org by Marc Slemko <ma...@znep.com> on 1997/06/04 23:30:03 UTC

mod_cgi/674: Environment variable REMOTE_USER not being set. (fwd)

The following reply was made to PR mod_cgi/674; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Slemko <ma...@znep.com>
To: jjm@norlight.com
Subject: mod_cgi/674: Environment variable REMOTE_USER not being set. (fwd)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:25:31 -0600 (MDT)

 On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, James Murphy wrote:

 >  Here is some relevent info....
 >  
 >  the .htaccess
 >  
 >  AuthUserFile .../dir/.htaccess
 >  AuthName Company Name
 >  AuthType Basic
 >  require valid-user
 >  
 >  Our CGI call
 >  
 >  
 >  <FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/env.cgi" METHOD=POST TARGET=surfer>

 As I already told you earlier today when you mailed me privately,
 YOU ARE NOT RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE CGI.  You are restricting
 it to the sub directory.  There is no reason an access restriction for 
 the View_Stats directory should have anything to do with the cgi-bin
 directory.