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

Maxim Dounin mdounin at mdounin.ru
Mon Apr 28 14:46:16 UTC 2014


Hello!

On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 07:43:49PM +0530, Joydeep Bakshi wrote:

> Even IP get logged when disable the rpaf !!!
> little confused.

Please read mod_rpaf documentation for further reference, I've 
already provided a link.  It's really not related to nginx and 
offtopic here.

Thank you for cooperation.

> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Joydeep Bakshi <
> joydeep.bakshi at netzrezepte.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hello Axel & Maxim,
> >
> > I have modified the apache log format as below
> >
> > LogFormat "%{X-Forwarded-For}i %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\"
> > \"%{User-Agent}i\"" common
> >
> > and get the source IP at /var/log/apache/access.log
> >
> > I wonder if I there is any scope to add more info in the common log as it
> > is a production server. And also need the same for ErrorLog too.
> >
> > Any suggestion ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Maxim Dounin <mdounin at mdounin.ru> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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