[Zope] Re: FastCGI server crashing

[Jonathan]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Chandek-Stark" <dc at duke.edu>
To: <zope at zope.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 2:04 PM
Subject: [Zope] Re: FastCGI server crashing


> Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
>
>> You're probably aware of the fact that FastCGI is no longer a supported 
>> configuration. Is there any specific reason you're using it instead of 
>> RewriteRules for example?
>>
>> jens
>
> Actually, I wasn't aware. I'm using FastCGI b/c I am doing external 
> authentication with an Apache module that sets REMOTE_USER. I have to use 
> FastCGI to pass this variable to Zope and am using RemoteUserFolder for 
> the Zope authentication. I am hoping that I will be able to move to PAS 
> with Shibboleth, but haven't had time ...
>

I haven't done this myself, but according to the apache docs 
(http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html) the mod_rewrite 
module has access to REMOTE_USER and using url rewriting you should be able 
to pass it along (and thereby get rid of fastcgi).


Jonathan