>Number: 1561 >Category: config >Synopsis: Apache will not run with negative group id. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 16 10:10:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.2.4 >Environment: HP-UX hpsl B.10.20 A 9000/712 2008928047 two-user license Reading specs from /opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/2.7.2.1/specs gcc version 2.7.2.1 >Description: hpux comes with a default nogroup nogroup:*:-2:
however, Apache will not run with negative group number. giving the following in the error_log file [Tue Dec 16 11:59:17 1997] setgid: Invalid argument [Tue Dec 16 11:59:17 1997] - unable to set group id >How-To-Repeat: You would need to run Apache on hpux to repeat. >Fix: Either add comments to httpd.conf explaining the user/group ID needs to be a positive number, add the information into the FAQ under "setgid: Invalid argument" or create httpd.conf dynamically during the Configure process so that reaonsable defaults are chosen for each OS >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ]
