Known Problems

Multiple groups on the require line don't work

Platforms: All

Status: Cause known

Fix: None at this time

Comments: This is a result of modifying the group file parser to handle multiple lines with the same group name. This will probably be fixed to do both either in a later version 1.5.1 or in 1.5.2

Child Processes hogging CPU cycles

Platforms: OSF/1 3.2, BSDI 2.0

Status: Possible cause known

Fix: None at this time

Comments: Any information that can be provided would be useful

Server starts up, but doesn't work

Platforms: Linux 1.3.x

Status: Problem known

Fix: Run a Linux 1.2.x kernel instead, or wait

Comments: See Why doesn't NCSA HTTPd work on my Linux system? in the FAQ.

Server exits complaining about "unable to change gid"

Platforms: Possibly all, known on Linux and HP-UX

Status: Problem Known

Fix: Use a different Group then -1 in conf/httpd.conf

Comments: See Can't start server with "unable to change gid" or "unable to setgroups"... in the FAQ

Server crashes on use of #config timefmt server-side include directive

Platforms: Possibly all, known on AIX3, IRIX 5.3 and 6.1, and Linux

Status: Several leads

Fix: None at this time

Comments: This is probably a memory overwrite, and it may be intermittent. Any information would be useful.

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