config/3550: Incorrect parsing of configuration files.

[Richard Weingarten <rw...@us.ibm.com>]

>Number:         3550
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       Incorrect parsing of configuration files.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Dec 17 11:10:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     rw@us.ibm.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.3
>Environment:
AIX 4.3.1, IBM C++ 3.6.4
>Description:
After a simple, plain installation, apache will not start.  The message received
is:

  Syntax error on line 108 of /apache/etc/srm.conf:
  Expected </Files> but saw </Files>
  /apache/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started

This is true of any directive in any of the control files.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

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