[Zope] I got it!

[Tres Seaver]

glyph@twistedmatrix.com wrote:
> 
> On 29 Feb, I wrote:
> 
> > Okay.  Perhaps someone else on the list can answer this one then: I
> > have a standard Debian install of Zope.  ZServer works fine.  Apache
> > works fine.  Zope shows up fine in apache.  Except... I can't log in.
> > At all.  With any username.  What do I have to do to get Apache to
> > recognize Zope's authentication?
> 
> Just to follow up to myself so you know: I have seen snippets about
> RewriteRules all over the place for using Apache with Zope...
> 
> I have tried everything i've found, and nothing has worked so far.
> (The RewriteRules appear to do nothing at all...)

If you want to stick with Basic HTTP Authentication, the key is to persuade
Apache to pass that info through.  On my setup, this involves adding the
following to the "RewriteRule" line:

 [e=HTTP_CGI_AUTHORIZATION:%1,t=application/x-httpd-cgi,l]

Also, the "RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)" line has to be repeated
before *each* rule to which you want it to apply.

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