# Missing HTTP\_AUTHORIZATION headers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-http-authorization-headers/106534>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-http-authorization-headers/106534 "2007-06-11T19:07:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Olly\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Olly\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Olly_L)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-http-authorization-headers/106534/1 "2007-06-11T19:07:54Z")

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Hi there,

I’ve just installed the full Rails stack on a Slicehost Ubuntu VPS  
using deprec 1.7.1. I’ve successfully deployed my app and it all  
works fine with one exception (albeit a rather fatal one) : I’m using  
Authenticated System ([http://svn.topfunky.com/podcast/lib/](http://svn.topfunky.com/podcast/lib/)  
authenticated\_system.rb) to handle user log-in but I’m seeing no  
HTTP\_AUTHORIZATION or X-HTTP\_AUTHORIZATION header in the request,  
hence log-in fails miserably.

The same version of Apache (2.2.4) is configured in exactly the same  
way on my production server (httpd.conf and apps/myapp.conf are  
identical on both systems), and the auth headers are present on that  
system and everything works fine. Would anyone be able to help out?

Thanks in advance.

Olly

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**Author:** ![Olly\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Olly\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Olly_L)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-http-authorization-headers/106534/2 "2007-06-12T13:29:45Z")

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Solved. Ensure you change the value of:

```
ActionController::Base.session_options[:session_domain]

```

when deploying to a different domain!