config/5017: httpd crashed without warning when Group #-1

[Donald Ball <ba...@webslingerZ.com>]

>Number:         5017
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       httpd crashed without warning when Group #-1
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Sep 15 21:50:01 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     balld@webslingerZ.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.9
>Environment:
Linux kernel 2.2.12, egcs-1.1.2-12
>Description:
No big problem, it's just that the httpd dies without cleaning up after itself.
Here's output from error_log:
[Thu Sep 16 00:50:50 1999] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Sep 16 00:50:50 1999] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Sep 16 00:50:50 1999] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
roup id to Group 4294967295
[Thu Sep 16 00:50:50 1999] [alert] (22)Invalid argument: setgid: unable to set g
                                                                               I[Thu Sep 16 00:50:50 1999] [alert] Child 2211 returned a Fatal error...
Apache is exiting!                                                              
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Catch the setgid alert and shutdown gracefully. Maybe change the default Group?
>Audit-Trail:
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