Re: Apache::RequestRec::notes stays wrong usage

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raja agireddy wrote:
> I have installed
> httpd-2.0.53 ---> Apache
> mod_perl-2.0.0-RC4 ---> modperl
> Authen-Smb-0.91
> Apache-AuthenSmb-0.72
> Apache-AuthenCache-1.00
> 
> I am getting the following error.
> [Thu May 12 17:12:36 2005] [error] [client 135.43.15.119] Usage:
> Apache::RequestRec::notes(obj, val=NULL) at
> /raj/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.6/Apache/AuthenCache.pm line 302.\n

Apache::AuthenCache doesn't support mod_perl 2.  You can try using it 
with Apache2::compat:

http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/compat.html

However, this will not make sessions time out.  All this module does is 
cache auth from other modules, and the timeout setting relates to the 
cache, not the session.

Making HTTP auth time out is not going to be easy.  There is no reliable 
way to invalidate auth credentials with all browsers.  However, if this 
is an antranet and you have control of what browsers are used, it may 
work.  Look at Apache::AuthExpire.

Alternatively, you could use cookies, with Apache::AuthCookie or 
Apache::SessionManager.

- Perrin