Forbidden HTTP-403 in Apache access_log
This morning, I got a call from the DBAs. A new Apache/Forms node was added to an instance. During sanity checks, whenever this node was accessed through this navigation:
System Administration -> PL/SQL ping
the browser showed HTTP-403 and the apache access log showed:
192.168.7.81 - - [20/Jul/2008:01:50:53 -0400] “GET /pls/apps11i/OracleSSWA.Execute?E=%7B!38FC0AD8B864E929E00AF2CBA3052B695A3C266C98FB2A33&P= HTTP/1.1″ 403 241
192.168.7.81 - - [20/Jul/2008:02:44:18 -0400] “GET /pls/apps11i/fnd_icx_launch.launch?resp_app=FND&resp_key=PS_EOPS_DBA&secgrp_key=STANDARD&start_func=FND_FNDRSRUN&other_params= HTTP/1.1″ 403 244
I checked /etc/resolv.conf and found that the domain was different from the other nodes:
cat /etc/resolv.confdomain prod.justanexample.com
In other nodes it was cat /etc/resolv.confdomain justanexample.com
What this means is that whenver the server is trying to identify itself it identifies itself with the
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Jul 22nd, 2008 at 0:00
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