After looking at the source code, I realized that the problem I described in my previous post is related to the FAQ entry titled:
"Apache creates files in a directory declared by the internal EAPI_MM_CORE_PATH define. ..." The FAQ entry doesn't mention semaphores or the error message a badly-defined EAPI_MM_CORE_PATH can cause, so I missed it on my initial troubleshooting of this problem. I think it would be useful to add a couple of sentences to this entry, something like: If you don't have permissions to write to the directory pointed by EAPI_MM_CORE_PATH, httpd may fail on startup with an error message similar to this: Ouch! ap_mm_create(1048576, "/opt/apache/logs/httpd.mm.25669") failed Error: MM: mm:core: failed to open semaphore file (Permission denied): OS: No such file or directory This could help people doing a textual search for the error message. Does this make sense? Thanks, Hernan -- -- Hernan Laffitte Systems Administrator, HP Labs / Storage Systems Department http://www.hpl.hp.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel (650)857-4937 fax (650)857-5548 ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
