Re: [PATCH 2/2] Redirect Apache status requests

[Peer Dietzmann <dietzmann@brecht-schule.hamburg>]

Hi Matthias,

thank you for adding this. Will try it again when it was merged but it 
looks like the tests I did today, so it should work.

Best,

Peer

On 22/06/2026 19:18, Matthias Fischer wrote:
> *Third try - fixed typo in patch line*
>
> - "-Np1" should have been "-Np2".
>
> Without the quotes, of course.
>
> Sorry...its too warm and the observium-lfs has a different path variable
> (DIR_APP) than others. I put both files in attachments.
>
> ##########################################################
>
> *Second try with attachment in unix format (line breaks)!*
>
> ##########################################################
>
> On 22.06.2026 16:20, Peer Dietzmann wrote:
>> Hello,
> Hi,
>
>> there is also another patch required to make the module working. But I
>> just can't find the file in the repository that needs to be changed:
> You won't find this file in the repository - that would be too easy. ;-)
>
> This 'apache'-file is stored in the observium archive
> (observium/scripts/agent-local/apache). And only there. It is extracted
> during the build phase, and is then immediately deleted. This is
> controlled via the lfs file:
>
> Line 83 (to be sure: first delete and then unpack source):
> ...
> @rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
> ...
>
> Line 103 (clean up):
> ...
> @rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
> ...
>
> IMHO the best way to apply your changes would be a patchfile (see
> attachment) which needs to be copied into the repository in the
> directory '/src/patches/observium', e.g.).
>
> Then the lfs file needs something like this in a new line *84*:
> ...
> cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np2 <
> $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/observium/[NAME_OF_PATCHFILE]
> ...
> HTH
> Matthias
>
>> Line 29 of /usr/lib/observium_agent/scripts-available/apache has to be
>> changed to:
>>
>>           close INFILE;
>> } else {
>>           # grab the status URL (fresh data)
>>           @data = split /(\n)/, LWP::Simple::get(
>> 'http://localhost:81/server-status?auto' )
>>                   or die "Data fetch failure.\n";
>>
>>           # write file
>>
>> The *localhost* has to be changed to *localhost:81*
>>
>> The concerned bug that should be fixed through those three patches is:
>> https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14017
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Peer
>>
>> On 22/06/2026 16:15, Peer Dietzmann wrote:
>>> Redirect requests to Apache's status to it's backend, force local requests.
>>> This is required to allow Observium's agent to pull metrics from Apache.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Peer
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Peer Dietzmann <dietzmann@brecht-schule.hamburg>
>>> ---
>>>    config/httpd/httpd.conf | 6 ++++++
>>>    1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/config/httpd/httpd.conf b/config/httpd/httpd.conf
>>> index c694bffe2..09b10b50f 100644
>>> --- a/config/httpd/httpd.conf
>>> +++ b/config/httpd/httpd.conf
>>> @@ -49,4 +49,10 @@ Include /etc/httpd/conf/default-server.conf
>>>    # Virtual server configuration
>>>    Include /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts.d/*.conf
>>>    
>>> +# Allow local clients to pull Apache's status
>>> +<Location /server-status>
>>> +    SetHandler server-status
>>> +    Require local
>>> +</Location>
>>> +
>>>    # EOF

-- 
Mit freundlichem Gruß
Peer Dietzmann

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