Bug#256982: marked as done (Upgrade of Apache fails due to configuration syntax error.)
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Package: apache
Version: 1.3.31-2
When attempting to dist-upgrade apache in sid, I received the following
error.
=====================
Setting up apache (1.3.31-2) ...
Configuration syntax error detected. Not reloading.
Syntax error on line 108 of /etc/apache/httpd.conf:
<IfModule> directive missing closing '>'
invoke-rc.d: initscript apache, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing apache (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
=====================
I have looked through http.conf but cannot find the line referenced.
Line 180 is a single #.
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-386 #2 Sat May 1 16:31:24 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Dependencies:
libc6 2.3.2.ds1-1
libdb2 2.7.7.0-9
libexpat1 1.95.6-8
mime-support 3.26-1
apache-common 1.3.31-2
perl 5.8.4-2
logrotate 3.7-2
dpkg 1.10.22
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From: Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>
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To: David Grant <david@grant.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug#256982: Upgrade of Apache fails due to configuration syntax
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, David Grant wrote:
> > Can you kindly post the relevant bits of the configuration? otherwise tar
> > them all up and send them to me.
>
> Just rebooted to take advantage of kernel 2.6.6 and the problem is
> resolved. It would seem pointless to send the conf. now, but I can if
> you would like.
Hi David,
i couldn't reproduce the problem here. I am closing this bug but
please feel free to reopen it if you encounter the same problem again.
Thanks a lot for your help. Too bad we couldn't see what was wrong.
Fabio
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