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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Richard DeWath <de...@yahoo.com> on 2005/06/16 20:53:44 UTC
[users@httpd] Upgraded from RHE3 to RHE4 - REMOTE_USER env variable is not available
I have Nagios running on a RHE3 server with Apache
version 2.0.46 and planned to migrate it to a newer
server using RHE4. The install for the new system is
standard with the needed libraries for building source
code. The Apache on the new system is version 2.0.52.
I updated the changes on the httpd.conf for Nagios,
and the install and all the files were tar'd over and
everything appeared to be correct.
Nagios is working and monitoring. The problem comes
with the authentication. I am using
.htaccess/htpasswd basic and it works fine on the old
system. I can authenticate on the new server, but
Nagios on its web page the cgi does not appear to see
the authentication for the "REMOTE_USER", so I cannot
look at the pages. After some checking around and
dumping the env variables, the difference is that
none of the REMOTE_ variables are being displayed on
the new system webpage.
I have checked and the Apache config files seem
correct and set up. I did find that the new host RHE4
is built with SELinux, while the older one is not. I
heard that this may be the real issue, but I am not
familiar yet with SELinux. If anyone has advice,
please let me know.
Thanks.
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Re: [users@httpd] Upgraded from RHE3 to RHE4 - REMOTE_USER env variable is not available
Posted by Richard DeWath <de...@yahoo.com>.
Joshua,
I also found it strange, but had another server that
was new with RHE4. I set up a test and had the same
results. I will try your suggestion, but suspect more
that the problem is with SELinux. I will let you know
the outcome.
Richard
--- Joshua Slive <js...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/16/05, Richard DeWath <de...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Nagios is working and monitoring. The problem
> comes
> > with the authentication. I am using
> > .htaccess/htpasswd basic and it works fine on the
> old
> > system. I can authenticate on the new server, but
> > Nagios on its web page the cgi does not appear to
> see
> > the authentication for the "REMOTE_USER", so I
> cannot
> > look at the pages. After some checking around and
> > dumping the env variables, the difference is that
> > none of the REMOTE_ variables are being displayed
> on
> > the new system webpage.
>
> Are you saying you don't have REMOTE_ADDR? That
> would be very
> strange. I've never seen that before, so if that is
> true, you should
> probably take this up on a Redhat forum to see if it
> is something they
> did.
>
> Otherwise, the most likely explanation is that the
> CGI is not actually
> protected by http authentication. Try accessing the
> CGI script
> directly (not through an html page) from a
> freshly-launched browser
> and make sure you get the auth prompt.
>
> >
> > I have checked and the Apache config files seem
> > correct and set up. I did find that the new host
> RHE4
> > is built with SELinux, while the older one is not.
> I
> > heard that this may be the real issue, but I am
> not
> > familiar yet with SELinux. If anyone has advice,
> > please let me know.
>
> See:
>
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/selinux-guide/
> Start by turning off selinux entirely to see if that
> makes any difference.
>
> Joshua.
>
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Upgraded from RHE3 to RHE4 - REMOTE_USER env variable is not available
Posted by Joshua Slive <js...@gmail.com>.
On 6/16/05, Richard DeWath <de...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Nagios is working and monitoring. The problem comes
> with the authentication. I am using
> .htaccess/htpasswd basic and it works fine on the old
> system. I can authenticate on the new server, but
> Nagios on its web page the cgi does not appear to see
> the authentication for the "REMOTE_USER", so I cannot
> look at the pages. After some checking around and
> dumping the env variables, the difference is that
> none of the REMOTE_ variables are being displayed on
> the new system webpage.
Are you saying you don't have REMOTE_ADDR? That would be very
strange. I've never seen that before, so if that is true, you should
probably take this up on a Redhat forum to see if it is something they
did.
Otherwise, the most likely explanation is that the CGI is not actually
protected by http authentication. Try accessing the CGI script
directly (not through an html page) from a freshly-launched browser
and make sure you get the auth prompt.
>
> I have checked and the Apache config files seem
> correct and set up. I did find that the new host RHE4
> is built with SELinux, while the older one is not. I
> heard that this may be the real issue, but I am not
> familiar yet with SELinux. If anyone has advice,
> please let me know.
See:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/selinux-guide/
Start by turning off selinux entirely to see if that makes any difference.
Joshua.
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