[jcifs] Tomcat NTLM

[Allen, Michael B (RSCH)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Scott, James (JA) [SMTP:JAScott3 at dow.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 19, 2002 4:35 PM
> To:	'Michael B. Allen'
> Cc:	jcifs at samba.org
> Subject:	RE: [jcifs] Tomcat NTLM
> 
> wow .. actually, i was not aware of that .. I had been using the 0.7.0b and
> that other method was working just fine .. 
> 
> OK .. so I have upgraded my code to use the NtlmHttpFilter in 0.7.0b3 ..
> However, I would still like to know .. is there any way to be able to get
> the NTLM authenticated user name into the request.getRemoteUser() ??
> 
	That's later. We have the code for that but I have a more significant issue
	regarding accessing SMB resources with the negotiated credentials (shouldn't
	concern you). After I get the basic object arrangement worked out I'll integrate
	the code that implements getRemoteUser. But that's going to be a while. I'm
	off doing other things at the moment.

>   I know
> that this is a question that is not 100% geared at this list .. but, I guess
> the goal is to not only have the NTLM Authentication accomplished but to
> have the HttpServletRequest populated with as much Authentication
> information as possible.
> 
> Thanks for all the help,
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Allen [mailto:miallen at eskimo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: Scott, James (JA)
> Cc: jcifs at samba.org
> Subject: Re: [jcifs] Tomcat NTLM
> 
> 
> You're waaaaaay out of date.
> 
> That post was about Jason's original instructions. Did you know that we
> have since created a Filter to do NTLM Auth? Please look at the relevant
> news bullets on our homepage and read the latest NTLM document:
> 
>   http://jcifs.samba.org/src/docs/ntlmhttpauth.html
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:56:12 -0500
> "Scott, James (JA)" <JAScott3 at dow.com> wrote:
> 
> > In response to:
> > http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/jcifs/2002-May/002185.html
> > ------
> > I have successfully gotten the NTLM authentication to work from within my
> > code .. Very Sweet! .. Thanks alot for having taken the time to write that
> > and share it.
> > 
> > I have a question regarding the above posting.  I am now trying to make
> NTLM
> > the default auth for my web app (I am using Tomcat) and I have not been
> > successful in getting it to work as such.  In that posting it was stated
> > that 
> > 	-----------
> > 	Copy the supplied  jcifs-0.6.3.jar to
> > 	$CATALINA_HOME/server/lib
> > 
> > 	Overwrite the existing  catalina.jar  in $CATALINA_HOME/server/lib
> > 	with the supplied one.
> > 	-----------
> > I am wondering, in order to make this work with Tomcat do I have to have
> > your version of the Catalina.jar ?.. was it altered in some way?
> > 
> > I altered my web.xml file to contain the login-config information as you
> > specified.  I also altered the tomcat-users.xml file to be setup as per
> your
> > instructions, however, my request.getRemoteUser() is still null.
> > 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> > 
> 
> 
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