apache - tomcat proxy/ with authentication issues

[infinitiguy]

Hey all,

Here's what I'm trying to achieve.  I have a tomcat application deployed on another server and have configured apache to proxy to it using mod_jk.  Works great.  So, if I go to http://huskar/  apache reads through, does some rewrites and sends me to http://huskar/clearspace/index.jspa  (which is actually http://luna:8080/clearspace/index.jspa)

 

Now, I want apache to do some simple authentication.  I downloaded and loaded mod_auth,  created a htpasswd file, and put in the following configuration..  (ignore, or pay attention to, the commented stuff... I was trying a bunch of different things).

 

I read online that location should be used when you're protecting a url and not a actual filesystem on the apache host..    Once this is enabled, it does prompt me to login, and I login,  but then it forwards me to a blank page(the redirect works), so I end up at http://huskar/clearspace/index.jspa, but it seems like it stops responding.  However, if I do... http://huskar/clearspace/admin (the admin page) it authenticates me(if I close my browser) and redirects me fine... which is really bizarre. 

 

If I disable authentication, both work.

 

Below is my location statements, as well as the redirects I have in place..

 

Any help is most appreciated.

 

 

<Location /clearspace/>

    Options FollowSymLinks

    AllowOverride None

#        AllowOverride FileInfo Indexes AuthConfig

#        Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec

AuthName "restricted stuff"

AuthType Basic

AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/2.0.63/conf/htpasswd

require valid-user

 

 

#        <Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>

#        Order allow,deny

#        Allow from all

#    </Limit>

#    <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>

#        Order deny,allow

#        Deny from all

#    </LimitExcept>

 

</Location>

 

  RewriteEngine On

  # Redirect to correct hostname

  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !huskar\.bedford\.progress\.com

  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://huskar.bedford.progress.com$1

  # Load ClearSpace by default

  RewriteRule ^/$ /clearspace/index.jspa [R=301,L]

 

and for fun... my jk statements.

 

JkWorkersFile "/usr/local/apache/2.0.63/conf/workers.properties"

JkLogFile    "/var/logs/www/mod_jk.log"

JkLogLevel  info

JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

JkOptions    +ForwardKeySize +ForwardURICompat -ForwardDirectories

JkRequestLogFormat    "%w %V %T"

JkMount /examples/* worker1 - testing

JkMount /manager/* worker2 - testing

JkMount /clearspace/* worker3