The following reply was made to PR apache-api/2762; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Aidan Cully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: apache-api/2762: subprocess cleanup can fail on restart/shutdown Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 18:19:38 -0400 This has been happening here as well, with Apache 1.3.5dev. I've got, in my httpd.conf, the line ErrorLog "|/usr/local/bin/aplog.pl" . As you all probably know, apache sees this and runs it using /bin/sh as a wrapper, like so: /bin/sh -c '/usr/local/bin/aplog.pl' . When apache gets kill -HUPped, it _does_ send the SIGTERM, followed by the SIGKILL to the 'sh' process, which dies, but then the aplog.pl process doesn't get killed along with it. You can work around it by substituting ErrorLog "|exec /usr/local/bin/aplog.pl" for ErrorLog "|/usr/local/bin/aplog.pl" . --aidan -- Aidan Cully "Chihuahuahuahuahua." Panix Staff --The Sugercubes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
