Debian Bug report logs - #418499
apache2ctl does not work if NO_START=1 is set

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Noel Torres <envite@rolamasao.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug in installation of apache2

Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:49:29 +0100

Package: apache2.2-common
Version: 2.2.3-4
Severity: grave

Hello all:

Installing the package in a new install (that is, not upgrading it) 
leaves a server unable to start.

Line 189 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf references to file /etc/httpd.conf 
which does no exist.

Thus, the server does not start:

# apache2ctl start
apache2: Syntax error on line 189 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Could 
not open configuration file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf: No such file or 
directory
#

But it is not clear what happens, since people will usually see this:

# /etc/init.d/apache2 start
#

That is, no error at all. Also in syslog there is no error at all (there 
is no info at all).

This can be addressed in two ways:
a) ship an empty httpd.conf or create (touch) it in postinst
b) comment line 189 of apache2.conf, leaving it there for user info

Message #12 received at 418499-submitter@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>

To: 418499-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug in installation of apache2

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:00:39 -0700

tags 418499 moreinfo unreproducible
severity 418499 important
thanks

The /etc/init.d/apache2 init script installed by this version of apache2
reads in part:

case $1 in
        start)
                [ -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf ] || touch /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

I don't see any problems here...

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
vorlon@debian.org                                   http://www.debian.org/

Message #17 received at 418499@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>

To: 418499@bugs.debian.org, 418499-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug in installation of apache2

Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:36:22 +0200

This happens if NO_START=1 is set in /etc/default/apache2 (because 
something else was listening on port 80 during installation). 
Therefore a workaround is to set NO_START=0

The init script displays a warning if VERBOSE=yes in /etc/default/rcS, 
but this doesn't seem to be the default anymore. At least it is set 
to no if you use debootstrap.

This will be fixed in the long run (maybe in 2.2.4-2) by removing the 
NO_START thing. Maybe I will get the init script to always display a 
warning in etch r2.

Message #39 received at 418499-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Stefan Fritsch <sf@debian.org>

To: 418499-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#418499: fixed in apache2 2.2.4-2

Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:31:11 +0000

Source: apache2
Source-Version: 2.2.4-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
apache2, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

apache2-dbg_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-dbg_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-doc_2.2.4-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-doc_2.2.4-2_all.deb
apache2-mpm-event_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-mpm-event_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-mpm-perchild_2.2.4-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-mpm-perchild_2.2.4-2_all.deb
apache2-mpm-prefork_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-mpm-prefork_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-mpm-worker_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-mpm-worker_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-prefork-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-prefork-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-src_2.2.4-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-src_2.2.4-2_all.deb
apache2-threaded-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-threaded-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2-utils_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-utils_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2.2-common_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2.2-common_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
apache2_2.2.4-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.4-2.diff.gz
apache2_2.2.4-2.dsc
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.4-2.dsc
apache2_2.2.4-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.4-2_all.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 418499@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Stefan Fritsch <sf@debian.org> (supplier of updated apache2 package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.7
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:23:40 +0200
Source: apache2
Binary: apache2-utils apache2-prefork-dev apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-doc apache2-mpm-event apache2.2-common apache2-dbg apache2-mpm-worker apache2-src apache2-threaded-dev apache2-mpm-perchild
Architecture: source all i386
Version: 2.2.4-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Apache Maintainers <debian-apache@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Stefan Fritsch <sf@debian.org>
Description: 
 apache2    - Next generation, scalable, extendable web server
 apache2-dbg - Apache debugging symbols
 apache2-doc - documentation for apache2
 apache2-mpm-event - Event driven model for Apache HTTPD
 apache2-mpm-perchild - Transitional package - please remove
 apache2-mpm-prefork - Traditional model for Apache HTTPD
 apache2-mpm-worker - High speed threaded model for Apache HTTPD
 apache2-prefork-dev - development headers for apache2
 apache2-src - Apache source code
 apache2-threaded-dev - development headers for apache2
 apache2-utils - utility programs for webservers
 apache2.2-common - Next generation, scalable, extendable web server
Closes: 164493 275561 338472 359008 397886 404598 408462 418499 433552
Changes: 
 apache2 (2.2.4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Modularize config: Move module specific configuration from apache2.conf
     to mods-available/*conf (Closes: #338472)
   * Remove the NO_START kludge. Now you have to use rc*.d symlinks to disable
     apache2. (Closes: #408462, #275561)
   * Create run and lock directores in apache2ctl to make it work on fresh
     installations before the first call of the init script. Together with
     the previous item, this closes: #418499
   * Disable AddDefaultCharset again (Closes: #397886)
   * Make ports.conf, conf.d/charset, and /etc/default/apache2 conffiles
     managed by dpkg
   * Listen on port 443 by default if mod_ssl is loaded (Closes: #404598)
   * Add logic to start htcacheclean as daemon or cronjob. The configuration
     is in /etc/default/apache2
   * Fix security issues:
     - CVE-2007-3304: prevent parent process to send SIGUSR1 to arbitrary
       processes
     - CVE-2006-5752: XSS in mod_status
   * Add init.d dependency info from insserv overrides to /etc/init.d/apache2
   * Replace apachectl with apache2ctl in docs (Closes: #164493)
   * Add usage message to apache2ctl (Closes: #359008)
   * Make -dev packages priority extra
   * Add secure example cipher/protocol configuration to ssl.conf
   * Update watch file (Closes: #433552)
   * Bump dh_compat to 5
   * Add new package apache2-dbg with debugging symbols
   * Fix mod_cache returning 304 instead of 200 on HEAD requests
Files: 
 86e3aa5e3d0f963c0c23dafea87096d5 1223 web optional apache2_2.2.4-2.dsc
 aed212e9761513c8e6af21fc9536c2e8 118122 web optional apache2_2.2.4-2.diff.gz
 d113376edb16497fcaae173b07d2bec2 964732 web optional apache2.2-common_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 8cf4337b899571574c0e8f6f08d7bf05 437680 web optional apache2-mpm-worker_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 ae7755a2658cf92c8002fb36599c37f6 433956 web optional apache2-mpm-prefork_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 907c0d24b556e14d073ee0ba85f6a425 438304 web optional apache2-mpm-event_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 00ae16aaad1abb323a27f54d10bc4a74 345286 web optional apache2-utils_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 fb9aad6c0e4fb43abbb07a3d312283e9 411130 devel extra apache2-prefork-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 4b2634f792c0b3683bbd792fa3622c44 411812 devel extra apache2-threaded-dev_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 e54ec3b775aa566a2358d0cdd569cae6 2239806 libdevel extra apache2-dbg_2.2.4-2_i386.deb
 3471dc2df567a4c49e624785628de9a4 277428 web optional apache2-mpm-perchild_2.2.4-2_all.deb
 e9a1d40b6e4b96692ae41778d6915fc2 41632 web optional apache2_2.2.4-2_all.deb
 53373d14c3e2c6496e8f68512664adf1 2216150 doc optional apache2-doc_2.2.4-2_all.deb
 49285194d9e85a0830d90bd00f909174 6639824 devel extra apache2-src_2.2.4-2_all.deb

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