Bug#266279: apache2-mpm-prefork: Segmentation fault $HTTPD -k $ARGV, on startup of apache2 server

[Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@samfundet.no>]

Package: apache2-mpm-prefork
Version: 2.0.50-9
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

: root@tux ~ # sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Restarting web server: Apache2httpd not running, trying to start
/usr/sbin/apache2ctl: line 77: 15854 Segmentation fault      $HTTPD -k $ARGV

Apache2 denies to start. Line 77 in apache2.conf is:
"MaxClients 150" if there is a connection there.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (700, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8.1tux
Locale: LANG=no_NO, LC_CTYPE=no_NO

Versions of packages apache2-mpm-prefork depends on:
ii  apache2-common              2.0.50-9     Next generation, scalable, extenda
ii  libapr0                     2.0.50-9     The Apache Portable Runtime
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libdb4.2                    4.2.52-16    Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries [
ii  libexpat1                   1.95.6-8     XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii  libldap2                    2.1.30-3     OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libssl0.9.7                 0.9.7d-5     SSL shared libraries
ii  zlib1g                      1:1.2.1.1-5  compression library - runtime

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