general/6109: Apache dies, too many open files in error log

[Chuck Conover <cc...@mmxi.com>]

>Number:         6109
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Apache dies, too many open files in error log
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 23 06:50:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     cconover@mmxi.com
>Release:        1.3.12
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
SunOS etcs07.cold.mmxi.com 5.7 Generic_106541-10 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi
-cEngine
>Description:
I am running apache 1.3.12 on solaris 2.7
Once every 4 hours (cron) I move the apache logs and then send a kill -USR1 <apache pid> command to apache to recycle them. I then archive the logs. After about a week apache stops responding and the message in the error log says too many open files Accept: (client socket)
I tried raising the file descriptor limit but that just makes it last a bit longer. Sound like a leak maybe or something is wrong with the kill command. This wasnt posted on the news group, I tried but had problems with deja (sorry)
>How-To-Repeat:
Run apache 1.3.12 and send a kill -USR1 <apache pid> every minute. Should stop responding in about an hour
>Fix:
Maybe use a different signal in the kill command 
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