The following reply was made to PR mod_cgi/490; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Kenneth Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mod_cgi/490: httpd dumps core
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 17:55:48 -0600 (MDT)
On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Kenneth Smith wrote:
> >Release: 1.2b7 and 1.2b9
1.2b9 is broken for CGIs called in the form foo.cgi?bar and has been
pulled until this is fixed.
> >Environment:
> Sun Solaris 2.5.1, Sun's recommended patches as of a few days ago.
> GCC 2.7.2.2
> >Description:
> 121 virtual hosts works. 122 virtual hosts causes httpd to core
> dump when user does CGI. Any 121 virtual hosts works, adding
> one more at any spot in httpd.conf causes the core dump.
You are probably running out of file descriptors. Various system
functions can get quite cranky. See
http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#fdlim
for details.
