I can confirm having the same exact problem here. I changed apache logrotate script to do a graceful restart using apache2ctl instead until the init script gets fixed. The server is using mod_python, which causes a slower shutdown. The 10 seconds sleep is not enough in that case. -- Cedric Veilleux Neopeak Internet Solutions inc. http://www.neopeak.com/ 514.906.5847 ext. 252