mod_rpaf enabled; still apache log showing 127.0.0.1 as source !!

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 07:03:28PM +0530, Joydeep Bakshi wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> To get the wan IP in apache log I have already enabl mod_rapf in opensude
> server.
> 
> # a2enmod rpaf mod_rpaf
> "rpaf" already present
> 
>  a2enmod  mod_rpaf
> "mod_rpaf" already present
> 
> Here is a nginx vhost section for passing IP to apache log
> 
> [......]
>   proxy_redirect off; # Do not redirect this proxy - It needs to be
> pass-through
>   proxy_set_header Host $host;
>   proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
>   proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
>   proxy_set_header X-Server-Address $server_addr;
>   proxy_pass_header Set-Cookie;
> [......]
> 
> After restarting both apache and nginx, the apache log for that specific
> vhost still showing 127.0.0.1 as source IP at apache log.
> 
> Am I missing something ?

Most notably, you've missed configuration of mod_rpaf.  It needs 
to be enabled in configuration, and you have to at least configure 
IP address it will accept headers from, as well as a header to 
look into.

http://www.stderr.net/apache/rpaf/

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Maxim Dounin
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