# I see unusual amount of 408 errors from access log **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [June 10, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-see-unusual-amount-of-408-errors-from-access-log/235259 "2013-06-10T14:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-see-unusual-amount-of-408-errors-from-access-log/235259/1 "2013-06-10T14:22:25Z")
/var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:01:20 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:10:57 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:16:55 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:18:31 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:21:54 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:25:57 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:33:43 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:36:02 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:36:21 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:49:05 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:55:31 +0000] “-” 408 0 “-” “-” As you can see, the log doesn’t contain any information about request, like request method and request uri. A normal access log should like this: /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [09/Jun/2013:22:49:58 +0000] “POST /some/resource/3984/upload/ HTTP/1.1” 408 0 “-” “APIClient-Android-16#v0.8.6” My question is, why some access log entries have no request method/uri? I guess the 408 occurs in a early phase when the request entry is not processed yet. Since I’m enable HTTPS, is that can be a reason about this error? My Nginx version is 1.2.1. Thanks. Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[I see unusual amount of 408 errors from access log](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,240003,240003#msg-240003)** > > /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - \[10/Jun/2013:09:01:20 +0000\] "-" 408 0 "-" "-" /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - \[10/Jun/2013:09:10:57 +0000\] "-" 408 0 "-" "-"... ---
**Author:** ![xiaowl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/cab0a1/32.png) [@xiaowl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xiaowl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-see-unusual-amount-of-408-errors-from-access-log/235259/2 "2013-06-10T14:29:26Z")
Hello! On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 08:21:47AM -0400, xiaowl wrote: > /var/log/nginx/nost\_access.log.1:x.x.x.x - - [10/Jun/2013:09:25:57 +0000] > “-” 408 0 “-” “-” > processed yet. Since I’m enable HTTPS, is that can be a reason about this > error? > > My Nginx version is 1.2.1. These are https connections without anything sent (closed due to timeout). In 1.3.15+, such connections are no longer result in access\_log entries. – Maxim D. > **[nginx: donation](http://nginx.org/en/donation.html)** ---
**Author:** ![xiaowl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/cab0a1/32.png) [@xiaowl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xiaowl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-see-unusual-amount-of-408-errors-from-access-log/235259/3 "2013-06-10T14:38:12Z")
> My question is, why some access log entries have no request method/uri? I > guess the 408 occurs in a early phase when the request entry is not > processed yet. It is usually generated by browsers (like Chrome [http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=85229](http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=85229) ) opening more sockets to the webserver (a way of “optimisation”) and not actually using them - eg not sending any http request. rr