Problem with authentication on multiple projects under mod_python.

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Installation of mod_python 3.2.10/ Python 2.3.5/Apache 2.0.59/Subversion 1.4.0

Apache Configuration is

<Location /trac>
  SetEnv TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR "d:/trac"
  SetHandler mod_python
  PythonHandler trac.web.modpython_frontend 
  PythonOption TracEnvParentDir "d:/trac"
  PythonOption TracUriRoot /trac
</Location>

<LocationMatch "/trac/[^/]+/login">
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "TRAC"
  AuthUserFile "d:/frasv001/cfg/trac/auth/trac.htpasswd"
  Require valid-user
</LocationMatch>

There are two project environments. The one project environment is accessed properly and with no problems. The second one generates the following error:

Python Traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\dev\Python23\lib\site-packages\trac\web\main.py", line 356, in dispatch_request
    dispatcher.dispatch(req)
  File "D:\dev\Python23\lib\site-packages\trac\web\main.py", line 224, in dispatch
    resp = chosen_handler.process_request(req)
  File "D:\dev\Python23\lib\site-packages\trac\web\auth.py", line 95, in process_request
    self._do_login(req)
  File "D:\dev\Python23\lib\site-packages\trac\web\auth.py", line 116, in _do_login
    assert req.remote_user, 'Authentication information not available.'
AssertionError: Authentication information not available.

The main difference is that the first project environment is a 0.9.0 environment migrated to 0.10, while the other one is new.

[Emmanuel Blot]

Side note: this seems to be an installation issue, and as stated in the New Ticket web page, installation issues should first be asked in the MailingList or on #IRC.

[Christian Boos]

… and the 5 months elapsed without an answer kind of prove eblot's point: installation issues are best asked on the mailing list first, as the list is read by many people who might share there various experience with installing Trac.

If nobody answers or can propose a solution there, then it might still be possible to create a ticket suggesting there's a bug somewhere…