Apache2 & Unix ... can they be friends?

[Vormund]

Keeping in mind this is all new to me, does anyone happen to have a clue as to...

I downloaded the apache2 source and installed it...but when running ./httpd -k start (or apachectl -k start), it will act normal...however the server isn't starting. Nothing is shown in the process list and doing ./httpd -k stop ...it says the server has not started (thus nothing to stop).

I'm sure it's something simple...but I'm at a guess-and-try point, and a clue might be a bit faster.

Thanks.

[macdude425]

If it's Linux, try /etc/init.d/httpd start

If not, well...

[Vormund]

Actually it's AIX... though I figured it out, finally. I forgot to check the log file, smart eh? Anyhow, the answer:

In the log file:

[Wed Dec 06 18:03:43 2006] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set group id to Group 4294967295

Google led me to this page:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ad.php?t=10015
A quote from it:

# NOTE that some kernels refuse to setgid(Group) or semctl(IPC_SET)
# when the value of (unsigned)Group is above 60000;
# don't use Group nobody on these systems!

So I merely created an apache group and an apache user...problem solved.