The following reply was made to PR mod_cgi/490; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth A. Smith) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc Slemko) Subject: Re: mod_cgi/490: httpd dumps core Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 19:42:51 -0500 (CDT) Tried bumping up from 512 file descriptors to 1024 and 1.2b7 httpd still dumps core. Kenneth > > 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. >
