> <DevilsAdvocate>
> What would it do when the file already exists and is owned by root? :)
> </DevilsAdvocate>
>
> It is hard to distinguish between "file owned by root, but we should
> append to it" and "file owned by root and the admin made a mistake in
> the conf file". The former is the usual case when starting a server
> with pre-existing log files, the latter is the case you are trying to
> avoid.
>
True. However, assuming that when Apache terminates, the owner of the error log is set to be ${APACHE_RUN_USER}, then the problem of not being able to access the file manifests only on the first run.
<SillyIdea>
Dear httpd admin, the ${ErrorLog} file can be opened only by root. Wanna continue?
If yes, raise privileges this time only. There's not going to be a next time.
</SillyIdea>
All in all, I see your point. It's more of a maintenance issue.
Thanks for the answers,
Silviu
> Cheers
>
> Tom
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