[Samba] problem setting ntlm authentication for apache using mod_auth_winbind

[Mogens Kjaer]

combor at gazeta.pl wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I'm trying to set up ntlm authentication for using mod_auth_winbind.
> 
> Unfortunately during the "ntlm dance" some errors occurs. It
> complains about Oversized message, Invalid request and ntlm_auth
> goes to defunc... ( broken pipe as we can see in apache error log file )
> apache   31623 31578  1 19:25 ?        00:00:00 [ntlm_auth] <defunct>
> 
> Log file from apache is here:
> http://ncpnc.obsysa.net/combor/apache_arror.log
> 
> 
> I was trying to trace problem with strace but logfile contains
> nothing useful ( except the broken pipe information :) ).
> 
> http://ncpnc.obsysa.net/combor/strace.log
> 
> My share definition looks like below.
> 
> Alias /auth/ntlm/ "/var/www/auth/ntlm/"
> 
> <Directory "/var/www/auth/ntlm/">
>     AuthType NTLM
>     NTLMAuth on
>     NegotiateAuth off
>     NTLMBasicAuth on
>     NTLMAuthHelper "/usr/bin/ntlm_auth -d10 --option='auth methods =
> winbind' --helper-protocol=squid-2.5-ntlmssp"
>     NTLMBasicAuthoritative off
>     Require valid-user
> 
> </Directory>
> 
> Host is correctly joined to AD and users can browse thru samba shares.
> 
> The most useful information about errors are in attached log files
> so im not going to repeat them here.
> 
> Is there any other information I could supply to resolve the problem?

Did you ever find a solution to this problem?

Mogens

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