Bug 76771

Summary:	AuthDBI fails with Apache 2
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <sheridan3003>
Component:	mod_perl	Assignee:	Gary Benson <gbenson>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version:	8.0	Keywords:	Security
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Description Need Real Name 2002-10-26 02:00:15 UTC

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Description of problem:
Can't locate object method "user" via package "Apache::Connection" at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Apache/AuthDBI.pm line 177

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.use .htpasswd that acesses a mysql database for login info 
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  When using .htpasswd with Database authentication error : 
Can't locate object method "user" via package "Apache::Connection" at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Apache/AuthDBI.pm line 177 

appears

Expected Results:  This should authenticate users. 

Additional info:

When upgrading an existing Web Site to Red Hat 8.0 we ran into the following
error once we enabled authdbi : 

Can't locate object method "user" via package "Apache::Connection" at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Apache/AuthDBI.pm line 177


According to this URL : 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/archive/mod_perl_C1/dev_F4/Re:_Help_with_Basic_Auth_mod_perl2_P35079

"any auth module should now be using $r->user instead of 
$r->connection->user"

When I modified 
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Apache/AuthDBI.pm from a RedHat 8.0 install and
changed the line from $r->connection->user to $r->user my authentication proces
began working again.

Comment 1 Gary Benson 2002-11-06 12:39:55 UTC

Where did /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Apache/AuthDBI.pm come from?  It's not
from mod_perl and no Red Hat package should have installed in site_perl.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2002-11-06 13:30:55 UTC

This was a box that I cannot verify the person that installed it actually
followed the correct procedure for building a Red Hat Linux box. I am no longer
affiliated with these people so if this is not part of a standard Red Hat Linux
install this can be closed. Thanks for looking into it.

Comment 3 Gary Benson 2002-11-06 13:57:10 UTC

Ok, closed then.