>Number: 2144 >Category: general >Synopsis: apache always detaches for normal operation >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 27 16:30:00 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3b6 >Environment: irrelevant, very generic >Description: (Not a "real" problem, per se, but I guess it fits in this framework.) Apache currently has no way to start up without detaching for normal operation. (-X makes it possible, but in a way that's not supposed to be used for non-debugging purposes). By providing a command-line switch to not detach the main process, it would be much easier to watch and govern the running of apache with specialized tools. For the worst example, init comes to mind, or a better example is djb's svc/supervise from ftp://koobera.math.uic.edu/www/daemontools.html. They could be used to provide non-root access (operator/developer group, controlled by filesystem level access to a directory) to start/stop/restart/signal apache, which seems to be an often wanted feature. >How-To-Repeat:
>Fix: I can't believe it hasn't been already rehashed, but can't find any trace of it in the FAQ, nor in the bugs database. I can come up with a patch if this is a feature which would be accepted if it requires no efforts from your side. :) Willing to provide even docs on how to get it to work with daemontools. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ]
