I want to syntax check an alternate configuration file in Apache 2.4 but I have hit a snag, “apachectl –t –f {full path name}” and “apachectl –f {full path name} configtest” give me an extra message which I don’t need and don’t want to see. I looked at the shell script that is apachectl and it looks like someone got lazy and if there is a second argument it will always print the warning message. It may be a “feature” but it is a damn annoying one. Because I’m using RHEL I don’t want to just comment out the test in apachectl but I’m not sure it is a reportable bug. Opinions?
[root@host build_conf]# apachectl -t -f /etc/httpd/build_conf/httpd.conf
Passing arguments to httpd using apachectl is no longer supported.
You can only start/stop/restart httpd using this script.
If you want to pass extra arguments to httpd, edit the
/etc/sysconfig/httpd config file.
httpd: “Here is the error message I am looking for”
[root@host build_conf]#
Darryl Baker
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