Viewing HTTP connection information

Types of HTTP connection information

The following types of information for each HTTP connection are listed in the /etc/log/httpd.log file:

IP address of HTTP client
Names of authorized users making requests. If the page is protected, Data ONTAP lists authorized names it gets from the /etc/httpd.passwd file. If the page is not protected, dashes appear instead of a name
Time of connection -- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in dd/mm/yy:hh:mm:ss format
Request line from connecting host, for example, get /netapp.html
Status code returned by the server, as defined in the HTTP 1.0 specifications
Total bytes sent in response by the filer, not including the MIME header

Viewing the /etc/log/httpd.log file

To view the /etc/log/httpd.log file, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Access the /etc/log directory on the filer default volume (/vol/vol0 by default) from an NFS or CIFS client.
2	Use a text viewer or text editor to open and view the httpd.log file.
3	Close the log file when you are finished viewing it.

Example

The following is an example of the /etc/log/httpd.log file:

192.9.77.2  - - [26/Aug/2003:16:45:50] "GET /top.html" 200 1189

192.9.77.2  - - [26/Aug/2003:16:45:50] "GET /header.html" 200 531

192.7.15.6  - - [26/Aug/2003:16:45:51] "GET /logo.gif" 200 1763

198.9.200.2 - - [26/Aug/2003:16:45:57] "GET /task/top.html" 200 334

192.9.20.5  authuser [26/Aug/2003:16:45:57] "GET /task/head.html"

200 519

Changing the /etc/log/httpd.log file format

The default format of the /etc/log/httpd.log file shows the IP address of the HTTP clients and the HTTP path accessed, but not which virtual host is accessed.

To change the format of the /etc/log/httpd.log file so that it distinguishes HTTP messages by virtual hosts, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: options httpd.log.format alt1 To revert the setting for log format, change this option from `alt1` to the default value, `common`.