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trying to connect to web - ubuntu server through ISA

LeinsterPar · 2006-07-27 13:27:06

ok - im running a ubuntu server and cant get past the proxy server. my problem lies in the fact the admin username for example, is ourdomain\admin so when i pico apt.conf i cant use: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://ourdomain\administrator : ourpassword@ipaddress:8080"; as it doesnt understand ourdomain\administrator. If I…

27-07-2006 02:27PM

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LeinsterPar

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ok - im running a ubuntu server and cant get past the proxy server. my problem lies in the fact the admin username for example, is ourdomain\admin so when i pico apt.conf i cant use:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://ourdomain\administrator : ourpassword@ipaddress:8080";

as it doesnt understand ourdomain\administrator. If I leave out the 'ourdomain' then it doesnt recognise the username at all and asks for autorisation

can anyone help?

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#2 27-07-2006 03:47PM

AndrewMc

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LeinsterPar wrote:

my problem lies in the fact the admin username for example, is ourdomain\admin

I'm guessing that the backslash (with the letter following) is being interpreted as having special meaning. In many places in unix you need to use \\ to get a literal backslash.

But I'm only guessing!

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#3 27-07-2006 04:27PM

LeinsterPar

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i'll try that ....

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