nginx auth_basic stopped working

Asked Feb 03 '21 at 00:19

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I had defined basic auth for nginx like this:

auth_basic "Login to access";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/httppwd;

It used to work fine until today when it stopped working without any change being made. It simply does not allow https acess anymore. I checked the self-signed cert and it is still valid.

I changed the username:password in /etc/nginx/httppwd and restarted but it still refuses any connection.

When I disable auth lines, it resumes working.

I checked whether my desktop IP address is blocked by iptables -s '1.2.3.4' but it not in the blocked list.

So I'm wondering what could be wrong here and how to troubleshoot it?

asked Feb 03 '21 at 00:19

Milkyway

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You should [edit] your question and replace "stopped working" with the actual symptoms or error message you saw, and the precise steps that previously worked. – anx Feb 03 '21 at 00:53
I bet the answer lies in the **error.log** – drookie Feb 03 '21 at 05:27
Does it affect all users and all browsers? – Richard Smith Feb 03 '21 at 07:41

nginx auth_basic stopped working

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