Re: problem in proxy authorization for apt-get
hi all I tried the options but problem persists :
I would like to add that wget works fine on my comp
and of course with the same proxy.
Prashant kumar
home page http://home.iitk.ac.in/student/prashkr
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Steven Satelle wrote:
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:03:13 +0100
> From: Steven Satelle <ssatelle@gmail.com>
> To: Prashant Kumar <prashkr@cse.iitk.ac.in>
> Cc: prashkr@iitk.ac.in, Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Re: problem in proxy authorization for apt-get
>
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:40:10 -0400 (EDT), Prashant Kumar
> <prashkr@cse.iitk.ac.in> wrote:
> > I face problem in proxy authorization for apt get.
> > Error I get in apt-get update is "407 Proxy Authentication Required ..."
> >
> > I use a corporate proxy on which I have login
> > and password but how to set it for apt-get. I have tried
> > few options but dont work.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for helping me.
> >
> > Prashant kumar
> > home page http://home.iitk.ac.in/student/prashkr
> option 1
> to set the proxy user/pass add 2 environment variables.
> export http_proxy_user=whatever
> export http_proxy_pass=whatever
>
> or it could be http_proxy_passwd, I cant remember.
>
> option 2
> your site is running an ms poxy, and is using ntlm auth on it. this is
> an absolutly wonderful protocol. the only thing that can get through
> it is ms ie (or mozilla)
> but you can bypass the ntlm section using
> http://freshmeat.net/projects/ntlmaps/
>
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