mod_auth-any/4272: ServletRequest.getRemoteUser() returns null

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>Number:         4272
>Category:       mod_auth-any
>Synopsis:       ServletRequest.getRemoteUser() returns null
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Apr 20 01:40:00 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     f.debly@masai-sys.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.4
>Environment:
Windows NT 4 - SP4
JDK 1.1.4
JSDK 2.0
JSERV 1.0b1
>Description:
I have protected the root directory with a .htaccess file. I have declared a servlet zone in a subdirectory of the root directory.
I use the servlet from a very simple HTML form :
<FORM ACTION=/soceca/SocecaServlet>
<INPUT TYPE=.....>
</FORM>

When I asked my html page, the security prompt works correctly and when I submit the form, the servlet is correctly launched except that the "getRemoteUser" is unable to get back the remote user from the security prompt.
How can I get it ???
>How-To-Repeat:
see description.
>Fix:
none.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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