On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:32:23 +1000 Michael Christie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am running webmin and virtualmin on freebsd 7.0, I have found when > i add a number of domains using virtualmin and restart apachie i get the > following error. > > [alert] (22)Invalid argument: initgroups: unable to set groups for User > www and Group 80... Apachie will not start.. > > > it happens when the 'apache' or 'httpd' user is a member of too many groups. > By default, > Virtualmin adds the user Apache runs as to each domain's group, which > eventually triggers this problem. so is the dummy spit by apache itself, or a syscall made by apache ? u can use ktrace on apache when starting/dying and see what is causing the actual problem. IF the issue really is central to /etc/groups , would moving to a bigger user management system (LDAP, NIS ? ) be possible? ( possibly implies changes to virtualmin too..) B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand and even harder to modify. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"