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Subject:    config/5082: httpd dies after a successful start if the name of the logfile in a VirtualHost directi
From:       Skaarup () hyperreal ! org, Rasmus <rasmus () gal ! dk>
Date:       1999-09-29 14:42:11
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> Number:         5082
> Category:       config
> Synopsis:       httpd dies after a successful start if the name of the logfile in a \
>                 VirtualHost directive is invalid
> Confidential:   no
> Severity:       critical
> Priority:       medium
> Responsible:    apache
> State:          open
> Class:          sw-bug
> Submitter-Id:   apache
> Arrival-Date:   Wed Sep 29 07:50:00 PDT 1999
> Last-Modified:
> Originator:     rasmus@gal.dk
> Organization:
apache
> Release:        1.3.9
> Environment:
root# uname -a
FreeBSD skaarup.org 3.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE #0: Thu Sep 23 13:40:21 CEST 1999 \
root@skaarup.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/SKAARUP  386
> Description:
** snip from httpd.conf **

[...]
NameVirtualHost 130.228.230.140
[...]
<VirtualHost 130.228.230.140>
        ServerAdmin skaarup@spoon.dk
        DocumentRoot /home/skaarup/www.spoon.dk
        ServerName spoon.dk
        ServerAlias www.spoon.dk
        ErrorLog /var/log/www.spoon.dk/-error_log
        CustomLog /var/log/www.spoon.dk-access_log common
</VirtualHost>
[...]

** end of snip **

Please notice the slash in the ErrorLog directive, which of course is a typo. The \
"www.spoon.dk" directory does not exist in /var/log.

(apache is NOT running at this time)

root# apachectl configtest
Syntax OK
root# apachectl start
/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd started

Your mind rest asure.. but actually, httpd is not running. And there is no trace nor \
entry in any error-log (/var/log/error-log, default apache error-log). The next time \
I try to start apache:

root# apachectl start
/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

That's it. The configtest still reports a green light. 
> How-To-Repeat:
Make a bad entry in the ErrorLog (and maybe CustomLog) directive in a VirtualHost \
object. This way Apache can't just make a new logfile (as it will try to create a \
file in a directory that doesn't exist).
> Fix:
Make sure configtest and/or the httpd-startup procedure (apachectl [re]start) notices \
it, and reports an error instead of a green light.
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