general/5985: 2)No such file or directory: couldn't spawn child process:

[virag gokani <vi...@india.com>]

>Number:         5985
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       2)No such file or directory: couldn't spawn child process:
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Apr 13 04:30:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     virag@india.com
>Release:        1.3.9
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
windows 95 with pws ,active perl , jdk1.1.8 , servletexec2.2 ,sql server7
>Description:
2)No such file or directory: couldn't spawn child process: 

when trying to run perl or cgi file
>How-To-Repeat:
i installed apache 1.3.9 and configured to run on port 8080 , the normal manual works fine , but when i try to run .pl or .cgi file it gave me internal server error and enterrd 2)No such file or directory: couldn't spawn child process: into the error log file , i have done all the right thing to make work perl files as per your documnetation.
>Fix:
no idea.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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