• Published On: 02/04/08
• Last Edited: 02/04/08
• Topic: Web
• Author: Tom Bates

Password required for localhost in firefox

When hitting your http://localhost with firefox, it'll ask for a password. Here's the fix...

This is a short one for windows developers - thanks to Pete Orologas for his instructions, briefly spelled out here:

Problem:

After installing IIS, Firefox wants a password when you try to hit http://localhost/

Fix:

• Load up Firefox, and type about:config as the address
• Type ntlm in the filter
• Double click "network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris". When the text input pops up, enter 'localhost', and press enter.
• Your done!

Thanks again to Pete Orolgas