Setting REMOTE_USER

One way to do this is to put an apache front-end with a ajp1.3 connector with basic auth, i.e.:

a) create a /usr/local/apache2/conf/workers.properties file with:

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worker.list=alexwk,jkstatus
worker.alexwk.host=127.0.0.1
worker.alexwk.port=8009
worker.alexwk.type=ajp13
worker.alexwk.lbfactor=100
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b) in apache httpd.conf:

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JkworkersFile "/usr/local/apache2/conf/workers.properties"

ServerName alfjk2.foo
JkLogFile "/usr/local/apache2/logs/mod_jk_2.log"
JkMount /alfresco alexwk
JkMount /alfresco/* alexwk
JkMount /share alexwk
JkMount /share/* alexwk
JkLogLevel info

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Test Basic Auth"
AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache2/passtest.txt
Require valid-user


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4) In tomcat server.xml, define an ajp13 connector turning off tomcat authentication:



5) generate a password file with admin/admin:
/usr/local/apache2/bin/htpasswd -c /usr/local/apache2/passtest.txt admin

6) check the cgi variable setup putting in a new file
'tomcat/webapps/alfresco/test.jsp':

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getRemoteUser() is set to:
<% out.print (request.getRemoteUser()); %>
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and go to:

http://alfjk2.foo/alfresco/test.jsp

You should see the name of the HTTP user.


This is been taken from
https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-4230