Re: [viewvc-users] Re: Authentication

Yes, there is a way to authenticate against LDAP.

No, I have no idea how this is done.  :-)

(Seriously, you'll probably just need to consult Apache's documentation
regarding its LDAP-related auth modules.)

On 04/30/2012 12:10 PM, Parekh, Birju wrote:
> Thanks a lot. Now I am able to authenticate. I am in a test phase. Is there a way to authenticate towards LDAP instead of local authentication. I am a newbie and would really appreciate your help. 
> 
> OS: Fedora 16
> Apache 2
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Birju Parekh
> Network & Voice Engineer
> Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
> 680 N Lake Shore Driver Suite 1118
> Chicago, IL 60611
> Phone (312) 695 4775
> Email: [email protected]
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C. Michael Pilato [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 10:54 AM
> To: Parekh, Birju
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [viewvc-users] Re: Authentication
> 
> On 04/30/2012 09:19 AM, Parekh, Birju wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am setting up Rancid on Fedora. I am using ViewVC and CVS for the webview.
>> Is there a way to authenticate the viewvc page. I donot want to use 
>> LDAP just something generic where it prompts for username and 
>> password. If these is possible can you send me instructions on how to do these.
> 
> Check out this information regarding authentication and access control under
> Apache:
> 
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/auth.html
> 
> The simplest Apache configuration generally looks something like this for, say, a ViewVC instance that's exposed at http://myserver.com/apps/viewvc:
> 
> <Location /apps/viewvc>
>     AuthType Basic
>     AuthName "Rancid Users"
>     AuthUserFile /path/to/htpasswd-file
>     Require valid-user
> </LocationMatch>
> 
> And then you have the file which contains the usernames and passwords against which your users authenticate, located at the path indicated by the AuthUserFile directive, and created/managed by the 'htpasswd' program provided with the Apache HTTP Server distribution.
> 
> --
> C. Michael Pilato <[email protected]>
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> 


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