# Incorrect log being generated? **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [December 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294 "2011-12-29T14:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/1 "2011-12-29T14:36:04Z")
Using the following, ``` log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] ' '"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent ' '"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"'; access_log logs/access.log main; ``` Notice the extra “-”'s… ::ffff:173.175.52.41 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt HTTP/1.1” 200 14457 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0” ::ffff:83.108.225.71 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt HTTP/1.1” 200 130968 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; nb-NO; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110628 Ubuntu/10.10 (maverick) Firefox/3.6.18” ::ffff:31.47.127.66 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “-” 400 0 “-” “-” ::ffff:81.184.25.193 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txtt HTTP/1.1” 200 130968 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0” ::ffff:211.128.160.26 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt HTTP/1.1” 200 5068 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:2.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0” ::ffff:61.5.222.223 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt HTTP/1.1” 200 130968 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0.1” ::ffff:81.182.240.97 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt HTTP/1.1” 200 130968 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0” (nginx compiled) nginx version: nginx/1.1.11 built by gcc 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3) TLS SNI support enabled configure arguments: –with-openssl=/root/openssl-1.0.1-stable-SNAP-20111218 –with-http\_gzip\_static\_module --with-http\_ssl\_module --with-ipv6 –without-mail\_pop3\_module --without-mail\_imap\_module –without-mail\_smtp\_module --without-http\_charset\_module –without-http\_ssi\_module --without-http\_userid\_module –without-http\_autoindex\_module --without-http\_rewrite\_module –without-http\_limit\_zone\_module --without-http\_limit\_req\_module nginx config: [http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=k3PWs45H](http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=k3PWs45H) Restarting nginx hasn’t helped either. Have I disabled a module or haven’t enabled a module I needed? ---
**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/2 "2011-12-29T15:08:48Z")
I’m just having issues getting awstats to parse the log file being generated by nginx ---
**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/3 "2011-12-29T15:24:53Z")
The logs are showing extra “-”'s, where there should be none? The extra “-” breaks awstats parsing ---
**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/4 "2011-12-29T15:29:51Z")
Hello! On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 03:08:11AM +1300, Ryan B. wrote: > I’m just having issues getting awstats to parse the log file being > generated by nginx I suspect awstats have issues with ipv6 addresses. You may try feeding it with the same log lines but with plain ipv4 addresses instead to see if it helps. Maxim D. > > > ``` > > > '"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"'; > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > HTTP/1.1" 200 130968 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; nb-NO; > > > rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0.1” > > > –with-openssl=/root/openssl-1.0.1-stable-SNAP-20111218 > > > haven’t enabled a module I needed? ---
**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/5 "2011-12-29T15:31:05Z")
Hello! On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 03:24:08AM +1300, Ryan B. wrote: > The logs are showing extra “-”'s, where there should be none? The extra “-” > breaks awstats parsing Again: where you see extra “-”'s? Maxim D. > > > > Using the following, > > > > ::ffff:173.175.52.41 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] “GET /text.txt > > > > HTTP/1.1” 200 5068 “-” "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:2.0) > > > > nginx version: nginx/1.1.11 > > > > > > * * * > > > > > > nginx mailing list > > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) ---
**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-log-being-generated/215294/6 "2011-12-29T14:43:29Z")
Hello! On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 02:35:39AM +1300, Ryan B. wrote: > ::ffff:211.128.160.26 - - [29/Dec/2011:07:29:57 -0600] "GET /text.txt > (nginx compiled) > –without-http\_limit\_zone\_module --without-http\_limit\_req\_module > > nginx config: [http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=k3PWs45H](http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=k3PWs45H) > > Restarting nginx hasn’t helped either. Have I disabled a module or > haven’t enabled a module I needed? It’s not clear what you are consider to be wrong. Everything looks fine and perfectly correct from here. Maxim D.