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Bug 90895

Summary: apache crash after graceful restart.
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Gordon Oliver <gordo>
Component: apacheAssignee: Joe Orton <jorton>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Gordon Oliver 2003-05-15 06:44:32 UTC
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Description of problem:
After doing a graceful restart '/etc/init.d/apache graceful', apache sometimes fails. It is sufficiently 
consistent so that we can no longer use the graceful restart.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
apache-1.3.27-2

How reproducible:
Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /etc/init.d/apache graceful
2. (wait, perhaps accessing the server)

    

Actual Results:  Apache exited with the error code reported below.

Expected Results:  Apache should gracefully restart and continue running.

Additional info:

The following appears in the error_log:

[Sun May  4 23:37:44 2003] [alert] Child 16982 returned a Fatal error... 
Apache is exiting!

on restart it reports:

[Mon May  5 13:40:44 2003] [warn] pid file /var/run/httpd.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of 
previous Apache run?

Notes on our configuration:
  - we have two ssl certificates, one has a passphrase. (on different IP addresses)
  - we have numerous virtual hosts, which are included in the primary configuration via "Include", 
almost all are on one of the ip addresses.
  - this has been happening for a while, but I'm not sure quite when, because I didn't realize what 
it was for a while, there is a time lag between the graceful restart and the failure of apache.

Comment 1 Joe Orton 2004-09-21 10:41:39 UTC
Thanks for the report.  This is a mass bug update; since this release
of Red Hat Linux is no longer supported, please either:

a) try and reproduce the bug with a supported version of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core, and re-open this bug as appropriate
after changing the Product field, or,

b) if relevant, try and reproduce this bug using the current version
of the upstream package, and report the bug upstream.