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Why does Oracle HTTP Server ask for my password twice before serving a file?

April 26, 2017file http Oracle password server twice

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Why does Oracle HTTP Server ask for my password twice before serving a file?

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If the hostname under which you are accessing the server is different than the hostname specified in the ServerName directive, then depending on the setting of the UseCanonicalName directive, Oracle HTTP Server Powered by Apache will redirect you to a new hostname when constructing self-referential URLs. This happens, for example, in the case where you request a directory without including the trailing slash.