If you are using ncsa_auth then it expects a NCSA style htpasswd file with passwords encoded using the crypt() algorithm.
Mose people use the htpasswd command for creating and managing such password files. Chances are high you already have the htpasswd command installed, if not it can be found in the Apache distribution or from the www.squid-cache.org web site. Regards Henrik Toto Gamez wrote: > > thanks Nate > it worked, it asked for a password before I can browse the net but my > problem is I dont have any passwd file I only copied it in /etc/passwd and > put it in squid directory and chmod 777. is it right to do that or can > someone give me a sample/format of passwd used by squid
