Re: Is it possible to override <Location /> ... </Location>? (Apache Users)

I haven't figured out how to get rid of the Forbidden problem, but I've found a kind of workaround to get the Apache to send a response... Since accessing the /foo was causing a Forbidden (403) error, I added an ErrorDocument:

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ErrorDocument 403 "This is the response message that I want"
Alias "/foo" "/apps/products/apache/instances/apache_oam/foo"

<Location />
.
.
.
</Location>
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That does cause the browser to get a response message, but I KNOW it is a real hack, and also NOT GOOD, because I think that with the ErrorDocument, that means every time a user gets a 403 error, they are going to see that "This is the response message that I want" response message :(!!

So far to try to avoid the Forbidden error, I've tried adding:

<Directory "/apps/products/apache/instances/apache_oam/foo">
Require all granted
<.Directory>

But I still get the Forbidden error.

If anyone knows how I cat avoid the Forbidden error (so I wouldn't need the ErrorDocument), please help?

Thanks,
Jim

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 03:40:53 PM EDT, ohaya <ohaya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

We are using Apache 2.4.48. This Apache is primarily acting as a proxy, and we use the WebLogic Plugin for Apache to connect from the Apache to a WebLogic server/backend.

In the Apache ssl.conf, we have a <VirtualHost>, and in that <VirtualHost>, they have a <Location />:

WLSRequest On

SetHandler weblogic-handler

WebLogicCluster xxx.foo.com:14101

WLCookieName OAM_JSESSIONID

SecureProxy ON

WLSSLWallet ".../wallet"

Debug OFF

WLLogFile "/logs/oam_location.out"

</Location>

Because of the <Location />, this Apache is not able to serve local content (e.g., html, etc.), but I have a requirement to be able to serve a single HTML page from this Apache.

Unfortunately, they want to keep that <Location /> in the ssl.conf, so I am trying to figure out how I might be able to configure the Apache so that it can serve that HTML page that I am needing?

I have tried to add an Alias in front of the <Location />, i.e.:

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Alias "/foo" "/apps/products/apache/instances/apache_oam/foo"

</Location>

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But I am getting a Forbidden response. Also sometimes the browser seems to "loop", adding "/index.html" to the end of the URL in the address bar.

So I was wondering: Is there a way to accomplish what I am trying to do, without disturbing the <Location />??

Thanks,

Jim