FC2 and Apache 2.0.49

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Fr, den 19.11.2004 schrieb PIGNOL, Christian um 14:47:

> I have some trouble with my apache server ... 
> 
> My server is HP Proliant DL580G2 (2 Gb memory) running FC2 with kernel
> 2.6.6-1.435.2.1.smp (compiled from the fedora ".src.rpm" on this system).
> 
> My Apache Server is the 2.0.49-4 (coming with the FC2). He starts fine with
> initially 32 httpd process ...and during the apache's life the number of
> httpd process go higher (up to 80-90) and reduce automatically when the
> activity go back to a lower level ... Normal !

Do an update immediately for security reasons! A lot of severe bugs have
been fixed since FC2 came out. Latest FC2 Apache2 version is
httpd-2.0.51-2.9.

> But ... 
> Around 2 or 3 weeks later (approximatively), the number of httpd processes
> grows suddenly to reach 350-400 processes !

Did you check your log access_log and error_log then? Maybe an attack?

> Christian

Alexander


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