Does it die around the same time of day everytime?  I wonder if maybe the
logrotate stuff is trying to restart it unsuccessfully.

You really need to post information from /var/log/httpd/error.log so we can
see what's going on.

Jay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Troy.A Johnson [mailto:troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:26 PM
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Apache Server Shutdown
> 
> 
> Brandon,
> 
> This reads a bit mysterious, but I think we 
> should probably have a look at the relevant 
> log file bits and maybe some of the configuration 
> files too (edit out sensitive data - probably isn't 
> too much of that though). I think most 
> Mandrake users on the list are using it as 
> desktops (with a few exceptions) so the 
> answer/fix might not pop immediately into 
> anyone's head.
> 
> Other information it would be good to know 
> is the version of Apache you are using 
> (1.3.22 is the most recent 1.3.x version) and 
> how you installed it (rpm, source, cvs,...),
> along with anything special (like mod_perl, 
> PHP, *ASP,...). Snippets from the messages
> log file, as well as the httpd log file, might be 
> useful from around httpd's 'time of death'.
> 
> If this is the Apache that came with Mandrake, 
> is there any information on the Mandrake web 
> site about this problem?
> 
> It is important to provide as much information 
> up front as possible because it demonstrates 
> that you've invested a significant amount of 
> time tracking the problem. It makes some kind 
> hearted admin think they're helping a frustrated 
> worker bee, and not just doing some non-
> RTFM-ing lazy person's footwork.
> 
> Now, if you don't know exactly what information 
> you should be providing to solve this problem, 
> that is a excellent question to ask. I say this 
> because people don't mind clicking over a few 
> K of text about a problem, but list users might 
> get angry if they have to download a multi-
> megabyte log file.
> 
> For kicks you might put a cron job in 
> that retrieves a page every day using 
> 'lynx' (man lynx) to see if that matters.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Troy
> 
> >>> bhenak at att.net 12/11/01 12:44PM >>>
> Hello-
> I am a senior student at the Academy of Holy Angels 
> in Richfield we I am currently setting up a Linux 
> web/FTP sever and hope to configure it to interact 
> with school databases through ASP (Possibly with 
> Chilisoft) I have been designing web pages for 6 
> years and along the way was the webmaster for 
> macobsession.com and MacFare a weekly Apple 
> related webcast. I gained the little experience I have 
> in ASP and corporate networks through a full time I.T. 
> internship at TCF Leasing Headquaters I.T. 
> department over the summer. Thanks in advance for 
> any help you can provide. My current trouble involves 
> my server automatically shutting down the apache 
> server.  It may be directly involved with the fact that it 
> is currently still in the test phase and get very little 
> traffic.  Linux does not actually shut down or freeze 
> up just the server.  Either by coincedence or cause 
> the shutdown happens after 1-2 days of inactivity. I 
> check the logs and after 1-2 days of no traffic a line 
> saying that SIGTERM or something to that effect is 
> displayed and there are no more entries.  Any ideas?
> 
> AMD 450
> 190 Mb Ram
> 2Gb Hard Drive
> Mandrake-Linux 7.2
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> Brandon Henak
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