> -----Original Message----- > From: Eben [mailto:eben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:53 PM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: perl scripts suddenly failing > > I rebooted and that cleared up the problem, but do you think > this could > be an early warning sign of a failing drive? I doubt it very much - drives don't give early warnings they just suddenly die. But then again, they don't do that very often... 99.99% of problems are due to software so if you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras. I mentioned file descriptors - look at how many logs files you have open, find out how to count the free Fds on mac os, etc... Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > Boyle Owen wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Eben [mailto:eben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:17 PM > >> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: perl scripts suddenly failing > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> In the last few days, existing cgi scripts that had been > >> working fine, > >> now fail with an apache 500 error. The exact error > getting logged by > >> apache is: > >> > >> [Wed Apr 4 12:01:47 2007] [error] [client 71.233.250.53] > >> (35)Resource > >> temporarily unavailable: couldn't spawn child process: > >> /home/user/cgi-bin/test.cgi > >> > >> test.cgi is a simple hello world perl script. In the > apache conf for > >> the site I have: > >> > >> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/user/cgi-bin/ > >> <Directory /home/user/cgi-bin> > >> AllowOverride None > >> Options None > >> Order allow,deny > >> Allow from all > >> </Directory> > >> > >> "which perl" shows /usr/bin/perl > >> > >> This is running on Mac OSX 10.3.9 on a G5 xserve with the latest > >> > > > > Not too familiar with Mac Os but I believe it's now based > on FreeBSD... > > Anyway, it seems to be having some resource limitation problem (file > > descriptors is one of the Usual Suspects). The simplest > thing to try to > > get going again would be a reboot. Then check system logs and try a > > MacOs forum/consultant... > > > > Rgds, > > Owen Boyle > > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > > > > >> updates. Any suggestions for further troubleshooting or > >> solutions are > >> appreciated > >> thanks, > >> Eben > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may > contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged > information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or > lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in > error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately > delete the message and any copies of it from your system. > Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the > message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, > distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you > are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves > the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their > networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of > the individual sender, except where the message states > otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be > the views of the sender's company. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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