Bug 106563 – apache-1.3.33-r12: apachectl needs patch for correct configuration location

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Tobias Scherbaum (RETIRED) 2005-09-19 12:21:22 UTC]

apache-1.3.33-r12 relies on /etc/apache/apache.conf instead of
/etc/apache/httpd.conf.

buddy ~ # apachectl configtest
fopen: No such file or directory
apache: could not open document config file /etc/apache/apache.conf

[ebuild   R   ] net-www/apache-1.3.33-r12  -apache2 -doc -lingerd -no-suexec
+pam (-selinux) -ssl -static-modules 0 kB

[Comment 1 Michael Stewart (vericgar) (RETIRED) 2005-09-19 20:01:27 UTC]

The init.d script does not rely on apache.conf, only apachectl, which is
deprecated in favor of the init script.

However, I will look into creating a patch for apachectl.

[Comment 2 David D. Huff Jr. 2005-09-20 09:09:39 UTC]

Apache is looking for apache.conf in the wrong location. It is looking for the 
conf file in /etc/apache when in fact it resides in /etc/apache/conf

This needs to be corrected.

[Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-02-20 07:30:50 UTC]

*** Bug 123503 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 4 Matt Kynx 2006-03-30 05:34:42 UTC]

Just ran into this with 1.3.34-r11 as well.

apxs seems to rely on the config file path that apache was compiled with, which still point to the old-style apache.conf - see SERVER_CONFIG_FILE below. 

I guess the workaround is to create a symlink.


$ apache -V
Server version: Apache/1.3.34 (Unix)  (Gentoo)
Server built:   Mar 30 2006 13:22:50
Server's Module Magic Number: 19990320:18
Server compiled with....
 -D EAPI
 -D EAPI_MM
 -D EAPI_MM_CORE_PATH="/var/cache/apache-mm/mm"
 -D HAVE_MMAP
 -D HAVE_SHMGET
 -D USE_SHMGET_SCOREBOARD
 -D USE_MMAP_FILES
 -D HAVE_FCNTL_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT
 -D HAVE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZED_ACCEPT
 -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
 -D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=64
 -D HARD_SERVER_LIMIT=512
 -D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr/lib/apache"
 -D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/sbin/suexec"
 -D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="/var/run/apache.pid"
 -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="/var/run/apache.scoreboard"
 -D DEFAULT_LOCKFILE="/var/run/apache.lock"
 -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="/var/log/apache/error_log"
 -D TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache/mime.types"
 -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache/apache.conf"
 -D ACCESS_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache/access.conf"
 -D RESOURCE_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache/srm.conf"

[Comment 5 Tobias Scherbaum (RETIRED) 2006-03-30 05:47:02 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)
> I guess the workaround is to create a symlink.

It is.

Though having a "real" fix in portage somewhen in the near future would be a good thing (tm).

[Comment 6 Benedikt Böhm (RETIRED) 2006-06-05 13:08:03 UTC]

fixed in 1.3.34-r13, thanks