>Number: 2804 >Category: other >Synopsis: corrupt httpd.conf causes unannounced exit on kill -1 >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 7 05:30:00 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3 >Environment: Bug tested to appear in FreeBSD flumps.ivision.co.uk 2.2.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 22 08:48:29 GMT 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: If while Apache is running httpd.conf is edited to be syntatically incorrect Apache will exit without any error logging. >How-To-Repeat: Run apache. Put garbage in httpd.conf. kill -1 apache-pid >Fix: Before restarting call `apachectl configtest` to test syntax of conf files. If syntax is wrong Log to syslog and/or STDERR. Then either exit or refuse to restart. >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. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
