Try this:
http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Mod_rewrite_test
If it fails, you need to turn mod rewrite on.
Rodolfo Hernandez
Arvixe/Elgg Community Liaison
Thanks for the answer, the mod_rewrite wasn't loaded correctly due to bad configuration in the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default file.
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