Return-Path: Delivered-To: apache-bugdb-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 24851 invoked by uid 6000); 20 May 1999 03:00:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 24755 invoked by uid 2001); 20 May 1999 03:00:02 -0000 Received: (qmail 20423 invoked by uid 2012); 20 May 1999 02:52:02 -0000 Message-Id: <19990520025202.20422.qmail@hyperreal.org> Date: 20 May 1999 02:52:02 -0000 From: Nathan Wiger Reply-To: nwiger@email.com To: apbugs@hyperreal.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: mod_auth-any/4444: Apache loops under certain circumstances when accessing password-protected dirs Sender: apache-bugdb-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 4444 >Category: mod_auth-any >Synopsis: Apache loops under certain circumstances when accessing password-protected dirs >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Wed May 19 20:00:02 PDT 1999 >Last-Modified: >Originator: nwiger@email.com >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.6 >Environment: Solaris 2.6, Sun Workshop CC Compiler, full patches. Also happens on 2.7. All are on SPARC processors, plenty of memory. >Description: When accessing pages protected with mod_auth (either via a configuration in httpd.conf or a .htaccess file), sometimes Apache will get in an odd state and just loop. This is manifested by the bottom status line of the browser (Netscape 4.0 - 4.5) repeatedly flashing "Contacting host ... Host contacted ... Contacting host" very fast. The error_log won't show anything, but the access_log will just show repeated GET entries for the requested URL. At no point does a password dialog box pop up or the page ever actually get downloaded to the browser. >How-To-Repeat: Unfortunately, the hosts are behind a firewall. However, I have been able to narrow it down a little. I believe it only happens on relative hostnames. If you give the full address (for ex, host.dom.foo.com) in the browser it seems to work just fine. However, if you give a relative name (for ex, host.dom), it will get into a loop sometimes. Note that the behavior is intermittent. Restarting the httpd daemon fixes the problem 100% of the time. >Fix: No, sorry. :-( >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]