Yes - for crazyness' sake, rename the file you wish to update and drop a replacement file in it's place. See if the filesystem acknowledges you are serving a different file.
You might also look at EnableMMAP off which can sometimes have very similar symptoms to EnableSendfile. Bill Coulter, Ryan wrote: > I spoke too soon about "EnableSendfile off" not working. Upon creating a new > file to request, and having set the NBC back to it original size, the new > file is not exhibiting the problem, and it would appear that it is not being > added to the network buffer cache. The old file is still cached somehow, and > I will have to address that problem when necessary (a server reboot at the > very least, should resolve it). > > So, Apache 2 on AIX 5.3 seems to require the "EnableSendfile off" directive, > and this should be done during the initial configuration, prior to starting > Apache the first time. > > Does anyone have anything else to add? > > Thanks again, > Ryan > > >> From: "Coulter, Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: <users@httpd.apache.org> >> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:03:45 -0500 >> To: <users@httpd.apache.org> >> Conversation: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help with Apache 2 problem on AIX 5.3 >> Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help with Apache 2 problem on AIX 5.3 >> >> Thank you, Eric. I had tried this in my experiments as well, without much >> luck. However, your comment led me to a page >> (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/httpserv/ihsdiag/questions.html) which >> described the network buffer cache in AIX and its association with AIX's >> send_file routine. What is baffling me now is that setting "EnableSendfile >> off" does nothing to alleviate the problem, but if I set the network buffer >> cache size to 0 (no -o nbc_limit=0), the problem goes away. I consequently >> tried setting it to 0, setting "EnableSendfile off", restarting Apache and >> then setting nbc_limit back to its previous setting. The problem returned, >> even with EnableSendfile turned off. As long as the network buffer cache is >> set to 0, I don't have any problems. >> >> So, at least I now know what seems to be the general source of the problem, >> but does anyone know how to correct the behavior of EnableSendfile? >> According to the page referenced above for IHS, this directive should >> prevent Apache from using send_file and consequently prevent any static file >> from being added to the network buffer cache. But that doesn't seem to be >> the case in my experience today. >> >> Any other thoughts? >> >> Ryan Coulter >> >> >>> From: Eric Covener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: <users@httpd.apache.org> >>> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:41:27 -0400 >>> To: <users@httpd.apache.org> >>> Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help with Apache 2 problem on AIX 5.3 >>> >>> On 8/27/07, Coulter, Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> (My apologies for sending this earlier with no subject.) >>>> >>>> Hello. I am stumped by a problem I'm having with Apache 2 and IHS 2 on AIX >>>> 5.3. I have tried this scenario with both a custom compiled Apache 2.2.4 >>>> as >>>> well as IHS 2.0.47. In both cases, the behavior is identical. Using Apache >>>> 1.3, I don't have the problem. I have been researching the problem for >>>> several days, but can not find any issue that describes the behavior I'm >>>> seeing. The problem is as follows: >>>> >>>> I request index.html from the webserver and receive it properly in my >>>> browser. I then log onto the server, edit the file with vi, save it and >>>> exit. Then I return to my browser and request index.html again and it >>>> appears as though nothing has changed. My edit does not show up. >>>> Sometimes, >>>> after making an edit, I try to open the page in my browser and receive a >>>> message that the browser couldn't reach the server. >>> Try disabling sendfile (EnableSendfile off) or asking AIX support what >>> it takes (apar-wise) to get AIX to recognize a change in the >>> filesystem when sendfile is enabled. >>> >>> -- >>> Eric Covener >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. >>> See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> The information included in this e-mail message, including any attachments, >> is >> intended only for the person or organization to which it is addressed. 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