Mongrel users - Jan 2008 - Apache, proxypass and REMOTE_USER

Hello, still trying to get things going.
With proxypass the REMOTE_USER variable set by mod_auth_* is not passed to 
mongrel. I found another admin that has the same problem[1], but no solution. 
Did someone here solve this problem?

[1]http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-users/200610.mbox/<323a37200610021509k6142cb08q6e6b0642e3261c6d%40mail.gmail.com>

On Friday 25 January 2008 19:30:44 Simon Santoro wrote:
> Hello, still trying to get things going.
> With proxypass the REMOTE_USER variable set by mod_auth_* is not passed to
> mongrel. I found another admin that has the same problem[1], but no
> solution. Did someone here solve this problem?
>
>
[1]http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-users/200610.mbox/<323a37
>200610021509k6142cb08q6e6b0642e3261c6d%40mail.gmail.com>
Sorry for the spam.
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/83067

Am 25.01.2008 um 19:30 schrieb Simon Santoro:
> Hello, still trying to get things going.
> With proxypass the REMOTE_USER variable set by mod_auth_* is not  
> passed to
> mongrel. I found another admin that has the same problem[1], but no  
> solution.
> Did someone here solve this problem?
>
> [1]http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-users/200610.mbox/ 
> <323a37200610021509k6142cb08q6e6b0642e3261c6d%40mail.gmail.com>
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hi!

i had the same problem about a year ago, after some looooong research  
i found a working solution (well hidden in the depths of google).

add this to your httpd.conf (within the <proxy> block)


     RewriteEngine On
     RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} (.+)
     RewriteRule . - [E=RU:%1]
     RequestHeader set REMOTE_USER %{RU}e


this will add the header to the request that gets forwarded to the  
mongrels.

cheers
ralf