Enable the apache errorlog to show the real source IP

eitanc

• September 21, 2023 10:45

Hello, The error log of apache, at /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log, shows the IP of the reverse proxy system I work with. I tried to find a way to change it to show the real source IP (e.g. xff, x-forwarded-for), of the actual request initiating client, but found only the following post:

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  andrew.n

  • September 21, 2023 15:50

  mod_remoteip

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  eitanc

  • September 21, 2023 16:21

  Thanks Andrew, I already did it, but it affects only the access log, hence the visitors to the sites, not the error log, which still shows the proxy servers' IPs.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • September 21, 2023 17:09

  Unfortunately there isn't a drop-in fix for the error log. There's some good discussion on this here: but it would need to be manually configured.

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  eitanc

  • September 22, 2023 10:33

  I added a feature request for this (currently waiting on moderation)

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  eitanc

  • October 07, 2023 16:31

  @cPRex - the above feature request is still on moderation, for 15 days... can you see how it can be approved?

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • October 09, 2023 15:26

  I reached out to the team and this has now been approved!

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  eitanc

  • October 09, 2023 18:03

  I reached out to the team and this has now been approved!

  
  Thanks!

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  Alessandro Porcu

  • May 14, 2024 15:27

  Sorry for jumping,

  there is any chance to have this info inside the error log ? Is very useful during the attacks.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • May 15, 2024 03:41

  Alessandro Porcu - I don't have a way to do this except for the more manual workaround I posted in that link.

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