Apache Problem

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Subject: Apache Problem
From: "linux guru" <linuxs@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 02:16:34 +0200
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We are using Apache 2.2.

On a Dual Processor and Powerful Server.

We are hosting about 700-800 websites on this box.

Everynight at 01:00 am we run awstats (log analyzer) to create reports for the websites,

at that time, the cronjob stop's the apache and copies some files, and start's it again,

but IT DID NOT START!

The only way is to start apache again is, opening the virt file, putting some # in front

of some domains (randomly selected in 800) close and save the file, start the apache,

and then change the file clear the # 's and gracefully restart apache.

Does anybody had this kind of weird issue before?

Thanks.