os-linux/3353: Server processes die, only one remains (root)

[Josef Chladek <jo...@raptor.trend-profil.at>]

>Number:         3353
>Category:       os-linux
>Synopsis:       Server processes die, only one remains (root)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov  6 03:10:00 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     josef@raptor.trend-profil.at
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.3
>Environment:
Redhat 5.0, glibc-2.0.7-29, kernel 2.0.34, kernel 2.0.33, gcc-2.7.2.3-8
>Description:
>From time to time all the child processes of httpd die, only the one started by root remains in the queue.
Then you can't connect to the server! Thought by upgrading to glibc would solve the problem, but it just happened again!
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Doing the check via cron if httpd is running is a very bad idea....
>Audit-Trail:
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