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Date: 9 Jul 1998 12:25:20 -0000
From: Kjartan Clausen <Kjartan.Clausen@ii.uib.no>
Reply-To: Kjartan.Clausen@ii.uib.no
To: apbugs@hyperreal.org
Subject: Can't get httpd started due to GID problems
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>Number:         2576
>Category:       os-solaris
>Synopsis:       Can't get httpd started due to GID problems
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul  9 05:30:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:  Thu Jul  9 06:00:01 PDT 1998
>Originator:     Kjartan.Clausen@ii.uib.no
>Organization:
>Release:        1.3.0
>Environment:
Operating system: SunOS 5.6 (Solaris)
Compiler:   gcc version 2.8.1
Box: Sun Ultra-Enterprise
>Description:
When I try to start it, I do the following:
# /usr/local/apache/sbin/apachectl start
/usr/local/apache/sbin/apachectl start: httpd started

...but the server does not start

My error_log shows:
[Thu Jul  9 14:11:36 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [notice] Apache/1.3.0 (Unix) configured -- resuming n
ormal operations
[Thu Jul  9 14:18:02 1998] [alert] Child 10549 returned a Fatal error... 
Apache is exiting!

I've tried setting the GID to the one displayed in the error log, but it doesn't work.
>How-To-Repeat:
Well - I've tried recompiling it, but got the same error. Otherwise I guess you'll just have to
try compiling and running it on my version of Solaris
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open-feedback
State-Changed-By: coar
State-Changed-When: Thu Jul  9 05:33:52 PDT 1998
State-Changed-Why:

What does the "Group" line in your httpd.conf file look
like?

State-Changed-From-To: feedback-closed
State-Changed-By: coar
State-Changed-When: Thu Jul  9 05:56:38 PDT 1998
State-Changed-Why:
Change the "Group #-1" to reference a real group name from
your /etc/group file (or whatever the equivalent is on
Solaris) and it should work.  Thanks for using Apache!

From: Rodent of Unusual Size <Ken.Coar@Golux.Com>
To: Apache bug database <apbugs@Apache.Org>
Cc: Kjartan Clausen <kjartan@ii.uib.no>
Subject: Re: os-solaris/2576: Can't get httpd started due to GID problems
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 08:55:28 -0400

 Kjartan Clausen wrote:
 > 
 > On 9 Jul 1998 coar@apache.org wrote:
 > 
 > }What does the "Group" line in your httpd.conf file look
 > }like?
 > 
 > Group #-1
 > 
 > (banging head in keyboard)
 > Of course! It tries to start with a GID of -1
 > 
 > Thank you very much.
 > 
 > Kjartan Clausen
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