config/6781: The "-f" option to override the httpd.conf either doesn't work or reads the default and the file specified by the -f also

[Tim Drake <dr...@nswc.navy.mil>]

>Number:         6781
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       The "-f" option to override the httpd.conf either doesn't work or reads the default and the file specified by the -f also
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 01 08:50:12 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     drakets@nswc.navy.mil
>Release:        
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Linux 2.2.16-22  (Red Hat)
>Description:

   Problem with the "-f /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf"  option.  The "-f" option does not override the complile time default for the configuration file.  See the section below "suggested way to fix it" for a full description of my problem.

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
  Once, you know what going on then it's easy to work around but because the default (compiled in configuration name) existed I was having a lot of difficulty getting a server to resond.  The Documentation says " The location of this file is set at compile-time, but may be overridden with the -f command line flag."  ...

   Well it appears that version 1.3.12 (Unix) (Red Hat/Linux) that the above statement is not true.  

   When using the -f option I move the default file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf) to differnet name and the httpd program reported an error while tring to open the complied in configuration file name.


    Thanks
            Tim
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