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Re: [TCLUG:3544] httpd error



On 19 Jan, rtp wrote:
> 1. Thanks for the help with building a boot image and explaining "dd"
> etc... The image that finally loaded was built by omitting the "bs=?"
> from the "dd" command (thanks again Sandipan).
> 
> 2. After rebuilding the machine with RH5.2/apache 1.3.3-1, I installed
> the abacus sentry tool (psionic.com) which detects port scans and will
> then shutdown the attacking host. Unfortuneatley, my httpd now fails to
> start and reports:
> 
> [root@daddy rtp]# /usr/sbin/httpd
> Syntax error on line 159 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
> LogFormat takes 1-2 arguments, a log format string (see docs) and an
> optional format name

LogFormat is a command in httpd.conf.  Look at the offending line and
change it if needed.  It could be laying around from a previous install
of apache.  I know the log stuff has changed in the last couple of
versions.
-- 
Jon Schewe
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