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jezek
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 Posted: Sun 16 Sep '07 0:53 Post subject: Apache2 stopped working after reboot |
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Hi I have serious problem with my Apache2. It runs more than 1 year without any problem but one day i rebooted server(Win 2k3) and now getting this into error.log. Config file is the same but I tryed clean and tryed reinstall of Apache and reinstall to newer version.Without succes. Can somebody help me? Here is part of error.log:
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[Sun Sep 16 00:33:06 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Win32) PHP/5.0.5 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:06 2007] [notice] Server built: Apr 16 2005 14:25:31
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:06 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Unable to connect child stdout to NUL.
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:06 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting.
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:06 2007] [info] removed PID file C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/logs/httpd.pid (pid=2044)
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:13 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Win32) PHP/5.0.5 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:13 2007] [notice] Server built: Apr 16 2005 14:25:31
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:13 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Unable to connect child stdout to NUL.
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:13 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting.
[Sun Sep 16 00:33:13 2007] [info] removed PID file C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/logs/httpd.pid (pid=720)
[Sun Sep 16 00:35:08 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Win32) PHP/5.0.5 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Sep 16 00:35:08 2007] [notice] Server built: Apr 16 2005 14:25:31
[Sun Sep 16 00:35:08 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Unable to connect child stdout to NUL.
[Sun Sep 16 00:35:08 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting.
[Sun Sep 16 00:35:08 2007] [info] removed PID file C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/logs/httpd.pid (pid=2144)
[Sun Sep 16 00:42:59 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Win32) PHP/5.0.5 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sun Sep 16 00:42:59 2007] [notice] Server built: Apr 16 2005 14:25:31
[Sun Sep 16 00:42:59 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : Parent: Unable to connect child stdout to NUL.
[Sun Sep 16 00:42:59 2007] [crit] (OS 2)The system cannot find the file specified. : master_main: create child process failed. Exiting.
[Sun Sep 16 00:42:59 2007] [info] removed PID file C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/logs/httpd.pid (pid=2324)
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I don't really know what's wrong. - Tryed to remove some unneeded SW. I have only antivirus,mailserver,apache,mbm5.
Please help me, I am stuck.   |
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tdonovan
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| Posted: Sun 16 Sep '07 3:48 Post subject: |
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That seems very odd that your system cannot find NUL , which is a reserved device on Windows and should always be readable and writeable.
NUL has its own device driver. You can check that this driver exists: | Code: | C:\> dir C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\null.sys
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers
03/25/2003 05:00 AM 4,608 null.sys |
You could also check in a DOS box what happens when you copy a file to NUL (it should succeed) and when you try to TYPE NULL (it should return to the command prompt without error).
It should be impossible to create any file named NUL on your system. Try: | Code: | dir /A "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\bin"
dir /A "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\logs" |
and make sure there are no files named NUL.
-tom- |
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jezek
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun 16 Sep '07 10:00 Post subject: |
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[quote="tdonovan"]That seems very odd that your system cannot find NUL , which is a reserved device on Windows and should always be readable and writeable.
NUL has its own device driver. You can check that this driver exists: | Code: | C:\> dir C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\null.sys
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers
03/25/2003 05:00 AM 4,608 null.sys |
Thank you for very fast reply.
I followed your guide but first step failed with: "File not found" So I decided that I have no device NUL in my system and I must add it, right?
(But I can't understand how it is possible to delete this device...)
I post my progress. |
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jezek
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun 16 Sep '07 16:24 Post subject: |
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I am stuck and sad. I googled for adding null.sys into system but without success. I tried just copy and rename null.sy_ from install CD but it doesn't work. I'm confused.
Have someone success with same problem?
I hope somebody could help me solve this. |
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tdonovan
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| Posted: Mon 17 Sep '07 1:20 Post subject: |
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You cannot just copy and rename null.sy_ from the install CD because it is a compressed file. You must expand it into System32.
For example ( if your install CD is drive E: ): | Code: | | C:\> EXPAND E:\I386\null.sy_ C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\null.sys |
You will also need to re-boot to get the driver loaded into Windows.
-tom- |
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jezek
Joined: 16 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon 17 Sep '07 19:21 Post subject: |
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| tdonovan wrote: | You cannot just copy and rename null.sy_ from the install CD because it is a compressed file. You must expand it into System32.
For example ( if your install CD is drive E: ): | Code: | | C:\> EXPAND E:\I386\null.sy_ C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\null.sys |
You will also need to re-boot to get the driver loaded into Windows.
-tom- |
Thanks very much... IT'S WORKING   thank you... |
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selmen
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri 06 Nov '09 2:26 Post subject: |
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tdonovan,
I subscribed to ths forum just to think you for the tip,
at lasst , apache says: "It works!" 
thank you very much for that , i was haviing this problem snce a year, i had to turn to the other wndows each time when developping.
thank you very very very much . |
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Pauletienney
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Location: Paris, France
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| Posted: Wed 14 Apr '10 9:44 Post subject: |
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Hello,
I have found a different solution to this problem.
I have two versions of php on my wamp server.
Because of an unknow reason my 5.2 PHP version does not work but the 5.3 runs great.
Check your php versions. |
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joetraff
Joined: 14 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu 15 Jul '10 19:29 Post subject: |
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| That was quite helpful. |
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bfan
Joined: 20 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Wed 20 Jul '11 20:32 Post subject: |
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Thx for this solution
However, if it doesn't work (type NUL) like for me after those operations, you might do this as explain on this link.
http://siebn.de/other/nulldevice/
In order to re-install the NULL driver
Best regards |
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