[mylar-dev] Re: HTTP Authentication with Web Repository Connector

[Eugene Kuleshov <eu@xxxxxxxx>]

Werner Schuster (murphee) wrote:
> >  Basic auth should work if you just specify user id and password.
> >  You can verify that your repository don't require anything else as
> > described in the troubleshooting FAQ at
> > http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mylar_FAQ#Generic_Web_Repository_Connector
> >     
> Hmm... is there any error reporting for the "Validate Settings" button
> or generally for the Web Repository Connector?
> I tried adding the username and password, but neither "Validate
> Settings" nor the Update action causes anything to happen. Watching the
> network traffic, it doesn't even seem to try to validate the settings;
> I'm on Mylar 1.01, Eclipse 3.2.1;
>   
 You are right, Validate button does nothing. You should create query 
for your web-based repository. On query wizard you can verify if 
connector is able to retrieve results.

 BTW, Mik, maybe after creating new repository Mylar should suggest to 
create a new query for this newly created repository.

 regards,
 Eugene