There is a debian bug with a possible patch: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645460
That patch works for me. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #645460 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645460 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to apache2 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1018171 Title: apache2 init script report start success too early To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1018171/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs