Bug 1214401

Summary:	apachectl graceful does not ignore sysconfig HTTPD
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	Martin Frodl <mfrodl>
Component:	httpd	Assignee:	Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Martin Frodl <mfrodl>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:
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Version:	7.1	CC:	jkaluza, jorton
Target Milestone:	rc
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Fixed In Version:	httpd-2.4.6-32.el7	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: The legacy HTTPD variable defined in /etc/sysconfig/httpd, which should be ignored according to the documentation, is actually taken into account when doing a graceful restart. Consequence: When using /etc/sysconfig/httpd from older httpd version with HTTPD variable defined, the httpd can fail to start. Fix: HTTPD variable is now ignored as documented. Result: httpd starts properly even in the mentioned case.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2015-11-19 04:37:35 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Martin Frodl 2015-04-22 16:05:33 UTC

Description of problem:

The legacy HTTPD variable defined in /etc/sysconfig/httpd, which should be ignored according to the documentation, is actually taken into account when doing a graceful restart. When adding the following line to /etc/sysconfig/httpd...

HTTPD=/usr/sbin/httpd.event

...graceful restart fails because of being unable to locate the binary:

# systemctl start httpd
# apachectl reload
/usr/sbin/apachectl: line 137: /usr/sbin/httpd.event: No such file or directory

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
httpd-2.4.6-31.el7.x86_64

Comment 2 Martin Frodl 2015-04-22 16:49:15 UTC

My apologies, now I see that 'reload' is not a valid apachectl command, so I am not quite sure whether to consider this behaviour a bug or a feature. Strictly speaking, the HTTPD variable should be ignored under any circumstances. Also, the output could surely be more informative when a nonexistent apachectl command is run. On the other hand, whoever enters meaningless commands can hardly expect a meaningful answer.

Devel, the decision upon this bug's fate is yours.

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2015-11-19 04:37:35 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2194.html