I'm using locally built Apache 2.4.43 with Apr 1.7.0 and Apr-util 1.6.1 on Debian Buster. I'm trying to use DBM password files I built with an earlier version (approx 2.4.30ish) which worked fine.
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PROBLEM SOLVED
The problem was very subtle (at least to me). In the APU build config I needed to add:
--enable-berkeley-db
and needed to install the obscure Debian package "libdb5.3-dev" to get the correct header and library.
So my password acess now works.
I now recall agonizing days years ago trying to get all the pieces to work. I think I may go back to dropping the apr and apr util source inside httpd and see if that helps.
Even though I got this problem solved, APU config still can't find my postgresql on the same server. But it can on its sister server!
The configure system is showing its age because it has lots of trouble finding db requirements (and always has, at least for the last ten years).
Cheers!
-Tom
