[opencms-dev] Login problem with mod_proxy

[Jack Bakker]

Hi Pere,

While I don't have the explanation you seek, I found the
OpenCms/Tomcat/Apache config described at:
http://www.opencms-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t=713 to work best for me (the
most recent OpenCms version I tried this with was OpenCms 6.2beta).

..............................
Jack Bakker 
-----< www.iable.ca >---------
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org] On Behalf Of Pere Torrodellas
> Sent: April 6, 2006 9:07 AM
> To: OpenCms Mail List
> Subject: [opencms-dev] Login problem with mod_proxy
> 
> Hello,
> 
> After carefully reading the information about integrating 
> OpenCms (6.2.0) with Apache HTTP server, it somewhat works (I 
> can access all the OpenCms documentation, the static elements 
> are served by Apache, etc), but I can't login to  
> administration in the normal way: the login form is displayed 
> OK, but after entering id and pw, OpenCms returns the same 
> form with empty fields, and no error is reported in the 
> OpenCms or Tomcat logs.
> 
> The login page source in the browser has a <form> with:
> 
> action="/opencms/system/login/index.html" method="POST"
> 
> but when the login button is clicked, both the Apache and the 
> Tomcat access logs show the request as:
> 
> "GET /system/login/index.html HTTP/1.1" 200 2894
> 
> a GET instead of a POST and no parameters, same as the 
> initial one, so that's why I get the same empty login form. I 
> checked everything and erased the browser cache, etc, but was 
> unable to find an explanation. How is this possible?
> 
> Other symptoms:
> 
> - The search example in the OpenCms documentation is also a 
> POST request, but it does show as a POST in the logs and works OK.
> 
> - If I manually enter the following login URL in the browser field:
> 
> http://srvsocbcn/opencms/system/login/index.html?ocUname=Admin
> &ocPword=admin
> &login=true&requestedResource=%2Fsystem%2Fworkplace%2Fviews%2F
> workplace.jsp
> 
> the login succeeds, the Explorer workplace window is 
> displayed OK, and I can navigate the folders tree, so the 
> Apache, Tomcat and OpenCms changes to implement the proxy 
> function can't be that wrong.
> 
> Later I run into other problems, though:
> 
> - Selecting the Administration view reverts to the Explorer view.
> - Opening a page for editing shows the contents OK, but an 
> error is returned when closing the editor.
> 
> but this is maybe not related to the login problem.
> 
> Can this be a spacific V6.2.0 issue? Can anyone suggest an 
> explanation?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Pere
> 
> 
> PS: For the sake of completeness, these are the definitions:
> 
> OpenCms server.xml:
> 
>     <sites>
>       <workplace-server>http://srvsocbcn</workplace-server>
>       <default-uri>/sites/default/</default-uri>
>       <site server="http://srvsocbcn" uri="/sites/default/"/>
>     </sites>
> 
> OpenCms import-export.xml:
> 
>   <rendersettings>
>    <rfs-prefix>/export</rfs-prefix>
>    <vfs-prefix>${SERVLET_NAME}</vfs-prefix>
>    <userelativelinks>false</userelativelinks>
>    <exporturl>http://127.0.0.1:8080/handle404</exporturl>
>    .............
> 
> Tomcat server.xml:
> 
> <Server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN" debug="0">
>   <Listener  ....../>
>   <Listener ......./>
>   <GlobalNamingResources>
>     .................
>   </GlobalNamingResources>
> 
>   <Service name="Catalina">
>     <Connector port="8080" .....  />
>     <Connector port="8443" ...... />
>     <Connector port="8009" ...... />
> 
>     <!-- Added for OpenCms Apache proxy -->
>     <Connector port="8082"
>                 className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteConnector"
>                 minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" 
> proxyName="srvsocbcn"
>                 proxyPort="80" useBodyEncodingForURI="true"
>                 enableLookups="true" redirectPort="8443"
>                 acceptCount="100" debug="0"
>                 connectionTimeout="20000" useURIValidationHack="false"
>                 disableUploadTimeout="true" />
> 
>     <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost" debug="0">
>       <Logger  ..../>
>       <Realm ..../>
>       <Host ....>
>         <Valve ..../>
>         <Logger ..../>
>       </Host>
>     </Engine>
>   </Service>
> </Server>
> 
> Apache httpd.conf:
> ......................
> <VirtualHost *:80>
>     <Directory "C:/tomcat-5/webapps/ROOT/">
>      Order allow,deny
>      Allow from all
>     </Directory>
>     ServerName srvsocbcn
>     ServerAdmin ptorrodellas at fihoca.com
>     DocumentRoot "C:/tomcat-5/webapps/ROOT/"
>     ErrorLog logs/error.log
> # Log only non-redirect requests in "normal" log file
>     SetEnvIf Request_URI "\/opencms\/*" redirect
>     CustomLog logs/localhost-access.log common env=!redirect
>     ProxyPass         /opencms/                 !
>     RedirectPermanent /opencms/                 http://srvsocbcn/
>     ProxyPass         /resources/               !
>     ProxyPass         /export/                  !
>     ProxyPass         /
> http://localhost:8082/opencms/
>     ProxyPassReverse  /
> http://localhost:8082/opencms/
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> 
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