getting rid of Kerberos

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zoranb

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How can i stop this kerberos authentication pop up window thats really bugging me each time i start Firefox?
 
*Scratches head*

Since I do not use it and have no knowledge about it, allow me to pontificate for pages on it. . . .

Applying my Supreme Google-Fu it appears that this is exactly what you want? To authenticate on start-up?

Or am I missing something obvious?

--J. "It is Rael!" D.
 
I want it to stop appearing. Its getting very annoying cause it dont stop. I have nothing to type in so that it stops!
 
It sounds like a website is trying to use kerberos to authenticate.

What site is set for the homepage on firefox?
(the site that loads when you first open firefox)

I am no expert, but i think you have to manually configure Firefox to use kerberos authentication.


*There is a Kerberos GUI in System/Library/CoreServices
 
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What site is asking for the kerberos authentication???
If you go to the same site on Safari, do you get the same dialog?
It should be the server asking for kerberos being used to authenticate - unless something very very odd has been made to your firefox.
Please post also what gets generated in system log when you get the dialog and fail to answer it.
 
Safari doesn share the same problem.
I dont think its the starting page cause i deleted it from preferences and still Kerberos is working and needing authentication!
Where do i see the System log?
 
Hese are the lines where Firefox opens and the Kerberos pop up window shows up!

Dec 18 09:03:34 user1 /System/Library/CoreServices/KerberosAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/KerberosAgent[204]: Exiting: (os/kern) successful (0)
Dec 18 09:03:34 user1 /System/Library/CoreServices/KerberosAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/KerberosAgent[217]: CPSGetProcessInfo(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
Dec 18 09:03:34 user1 /System/Library/CoreServices/KerberosAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/KerberosAgent[217]: CPSPBGetProcessInfo(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.

Any ideas?
 
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Something that isn't needed is called by the code - but that doesn't tell why Firefox is calling kerberos in the first place.

The reasons for calling for it would include authentication, and that's it. Authentication to a site that needs kerberos tickets, so that could be e.g. work related sites or similar. But if Firefox calls for kerberos ALSO when it's launching an empty page that doesn't make sense.

Do you have multiple users in your system? Would that same authentication thing happen for other users too?
 
Yes there are other users and the same thing happens to them also. Basically im not interested in making Kerberos work, i prefer to not make it work at all (as long as this is possible that is)
 
In doing these steps, be patient and hit escape any time that Authoxy message comes up... It will happen many times...
1)Launch Firefox.
2) type in about:config to the address bar.
3) Agree to "voiding warranty" message (if it shows up.. depends on version)
4) Type in "auth" to the Filter field.
5) Change the all 3 values from "True" to "False" by double clicking on the "True".

Enjoy!
 
You're welcome. I came across your post when looking for something else and realized how frustrating it is. We were hit by that a few months ago and had to explain to my users how to disable it.
Your post prompted me to finally file that bug with mozilla. There's no way Kerberos authentication should be a part of the standard configuration. If you've got Kerberos, you should know it and be able to read up on how to enable it in the browser. If you don't, you shouldn't have to know it even exists. We'll see if they agree...
 
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