From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.16 i686) Description of problem: From time to time, one or more Apache child processes 'forget' the local timezone and use GMT, causing related logging and CGI problems; an extract from /var/log/httpd/access_log, showing correct asnd incorrect entries: 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:28 +1030] "GET /faxbhtml/images/group.gif HTTP/1.0" 200 1293 10.5.16.61 - - [16/Dec/2001:23:18:28 +0000] "GET /faxb/queue.cgi?list=all&all=1 HTTP/1.0" 200 45000 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:28 +1030] "GET /faxbhtml/images/failed.gif HTTP/1.0" 200 1052 10.5.16.61 - - [16/Dec/2001:23:18:37 +0000] "GET /faxb/queue.cgi?list=pending&all=1 HTTP/1.0" 200 5515 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:40 +1030] "POST /faxb/menu.cgi HTTP/1.0" 200 3573 10.5.16.61 - - [16/Dec/2001:23:18:40 +0000] "GET /faxbhtml/images/submenu_userlist.png HTTP/1.0" 200 215 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:40 +1030] "GET /faxb/usermaint.cgi HTTP/1.0" 200 6025 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:40 +1030] "GET /faxbhtml/images/menu_custman_open.png HTTP/1.0" 200 366 10.5.16.61 - - [16/Dec/2001:23:18:40 +0000] "GET /faxbhtml/images/button_adduser.png HTTP/1.0" 200 244 10.5.16.61 - - [17/Dec/2001:09:48:40 +1030] "GET /faxbhtml/images/button_deluser Our tests indicate that it is a problem with the child process - all requests to affected children get the wrong localtime, reloading may fix the problem (depending on whether new children show the bug). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Restart Apache. 2. Send enough requests to exercise all children; 3. Check TZ on timestamps in access log; goto 1 if necessary Actual Results: Sometimes, children report the wrong local time; the UTC is correct, but they apply a timezone offset of 0 in place of whatever is configured. Expected Results: They should show the correect local time, and agree withb the parent process. Additional info: Also running mod_perl-1.21-10, but the problem occurs sporadically for both mod_perl and regular requests; other servers running the same Apache but different mod_perl versions show the same behaviour.
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