I "chmod 777" ( just for the test) all "run" and "log" directories so that I am sure all *.pid *.log and all running stuffs can be created but what is suprising me is that the log file does not mention this filename. Even when I truss the httpd process I get thousands of lines corresponding to all the files and libraries loaded but last lines do not mention any filename that cannot be read. > Vincent, > Apache wants to create a file httpd.pid (usually in the logs > directory) - check entry from httpd.conf. This directory is often > owned by root, which means user apache cannot wite the file at > startup. > > rgds > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx