[netCDF #DVK-211460]: opendap access with username and password included in URL

Fixed by github pull request https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/pull/1312

> Denis, that does it. So we have working code again and can help our
> partners to get the thredds-access working.
> 
> I really appreciate that you did it that fast and even during the weekend!
> 
> Hope, you have a nice evening now.
> 
> Many thanks again and kind regards,
> 
> Martin
> 
> 
> Am 09.02.2019 um 20:56 schrieb Unidata netCDF Support:
> > Turns out it was a typo. If you want to do an immediate fix,
> > then do this to your netcdf-c source tree.
> > 1. edit file libdispatch/dauth.c
> > 2. at about line 163, you should see these two lines:
> >         setauthfield(auth,"HTTP.USERNAME",user);
> >         setauthfield(auth,"HTTP.PASSWORD",pwd);
> > 3. Change
> >          HTTP.USERNAME -> HTTP.CREDENTIALS.USERNAME
> >          HTTP.PASSWORD-> HTTP.CREDENTIALS.PASSWORD
> > In the meantime, I will submit a fix.
> >
> >> Ok, I am working on it.
> >> If you need a fix immediately, then you can use .daprc and .netrc files.
> >>
> >>> I have made a simpler URL for testing ...
> >>>
> >>> http://uni:address@hidden/thredds/dodsC/genus/IOW-THREDDS-unidatatest.nc
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Martin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Am 07.02.2019 um 20:24 schrieb Unidata netCDF Support:
> >>>> This should be supported, but we have had difficulties standing
> >>>> up a server to routinely test this. Let me do some testing to see
> >>>> what is going on.
> >>>>
> >>>>> is the method obsolet to  include user information to the URL-path to
> >>>>> password protected data sets?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like to open a netcdf-file hosted on a thredds. The fileset is
> >>>>> password protected. This works well with all software linked to
> >>>>> netcdf-4.4.1.1, but not for software linked with a later netcdf library.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For example ncdump (4.4.1.1)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ncdump -h
> >>>>> https://username:address@hidden/thredds/dodsC/files/e/ds630.0/e5.oper.fc.sfc.accumu/200301/e5.oper.fc.sfc.accumu.128_228_tp.regn320sc.2003010106_2003011612.nc
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> does what it should do.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ncdump (4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.3-development)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> syntax error, unexpected WORD_WORD, expecting SCAN_ATTR or SCAN_DATASET
> >>>>> or SCAN_ERROR
> >>>>>
> >>>>> .... a lot of messages from apache and finally
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ncdump:
> >>>>> https://username:address@hidden/thredds/dodsC/files/e/ds630.0/e5.oper.fc.sfc.accumu/200301/e5.oper.fc.sfc.accumu.128_228_tp.regn320sc.2003010106_2003011612.nc:
> >>>>> NetCDF: Authorization failure
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Non-protected data sets can be accessed. The 4.6.3-development library
> >>>>> passes through all checks when build.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I checked the mail archives and found the other method based on .netrc
> >>>>> and .dodrc. This method works indeed also for the more recent netcdf
> >>>>> libraries.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For several reasons it is more convenient in some applications to have
> >>>>> all information included in the URL. It would be nice to have it working
> >>>>> again.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am compiling netcdf by myself. So, I am able to run tests.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Martin Schmidt
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> =Dennis Heimbigner
> >>>>     Unidata
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Ticket Details
> >>>> ===================
> >>>> Ticket ID: DVK-211460
> >>>> Department: Support netCDF
> >>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>> Status: Open
> >>>> ===================
> >>>> NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the 
> >>>> Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through 
> >>>> the web.  If you do not want to have your interactions made available in 
> >>>> this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >> =Dennis Heimbigner
> >> Unidata
> >>
> > =Dennis Heimbigner
> >    Unidata
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: DVK-211460
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> > ===================
> > NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the 
> > Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through 
> > the web.  If you do not want to have your interactions made available in 
> > this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.
> >
> >
> 
> 

=Dennis Heimbigner
  Unidata


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: DVK-211460
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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