config/1561: Apache will not run with negative group id.

[Nigel Reed <ni...@rsn.hp.com>]

>Number:         1561
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       Apache will not run with negative group id.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 16 10:10:00 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     nigelr@rsn.hp.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.2.4
>Environment:
HP-UX hpsl B.10.20 A 9000/712 2008928047 two-user license
Reading specs from /opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20/2.7.2.1/specs
gcc version 2.7.2.1
>Description:
hpux comes with a default nogroup
nogroup:*:-2:

however, Apache will not run with negative group number.
giving the following in the error_log file

[Tue Dec 16 11:59:17 1997] setgid: Invalid argument
[Tue Dec 16 11:59:17 1997] - unable to set group id
>How-To-Repeat:
You would need to run Apache on hpux to repeat.	
>Fix:
Either add comments to httpd.conf explaining the user/group ID needs to be
a positive number, add the information into the FAQ under "setgid: Invalid argument"
or create httpd.conf dynamically during the Configure process so that reaonsable
defaults are chosen for each OS
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