Geoff, If I run the normal apachectl start as nobody I'm able to start the httpd.
When I run the exact command below it seems to fail. It shows this: [Tue Jun 14 08:45:50 2005] [info] 6 Apache2:: modules loaded [Tue Jun 14 08:45:50 2005] [info] 0 APR:: modules loaded [Tue Jun 14 08:45:50 2005] [info] base server + 27 vhosts ready to run tests Which takes only about 12-13 seconds. During this time I do see, via ps -ef: nobody 40882 46390 120 08:45:47 pts/5 0:08 /apacheDev/bin/httpd -d /usr/local/source/mod_perl-2.0.0/t -f /usr/local/source/mod_perl-2.0.0/t/conf/httpd.conf -D APACHE2 -D PERL_USEITHREADS The error_log looks identical as with simply doing make test. Both show what I included below. I used APACHE_TEST_STARTUP_TIMEOUT=420 when running make test, however the actual httpd process seems to finish long before the timeout is reached. I noticed that it will start with 136 bytes entropy ( error_log, LogLevel debug ) when I start it with apachectl but the make test method starts it with 0 entropy. ? I tried PERL_HASH_SEED=0 make test but it still seems the same. This was per message: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/modperl/modperl/60527 Thanks, Todd -----Original Message----- From: Geoffrey Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:45 PM To: ODELL, TODD E (SWBT) Cc: modperl@perl.apache.org Subject: Re: ModPerl 2.0.0 RC5: Not starting httpd in make test ODELL, TODD E (SWBT) wrote: > -------------8<---------- Start Bug Report ------------8<---------- > 1. Problem Description: > > OS: AIX 4.3.3 > I am unable to successfully run make test. Due to permission issues I'm > running the Makefile.PL, make, and make test as nobody and plan the run > make install as root. I've been able to start and stop the httpd > directly as nobody and the Makefile.PL and make seemed to go fine. > /apacheDev/bin/httpd -d /usr/local/source/mod_perl-2.0.0/t -f > /usr/local/source > /mod_perl-2.0.0/t/conf/httpd.conf -D APACHE2 -D PERL_USEITHREADS did you run that exact command when testing httpd manually? > waiting 120 seconds for server to start: not ok > [ error] giving up after 121 secs. If you think that your system > is slow or overloaded try again with a longer timeout value. > by setting the environment variable APACHE_TEST_STARTUP_TIMEOUT > to a high value (e.g. 420) and repeat the last command. so you did follow that advice, right? something like $ APACHE_TEST_STARTUP_TIMEOUT=420 make test (or whatever the syntax in AIX's default shell). the error log doesn't really show anything useful beyond that, --Geoff