X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <44884BDC.9090700@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:10:04 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051223 Fedora/1.5-0.2.fc4.remi Thunderbird/1.5 Mnenhy/0.7.3.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: apache2 reports bad system call References: <448795F1 DOT 4070008 AT sbcglobal DOT net> <4487A206 DOT 4000308 AT cygwin DOT com> <4487AAED DOT 9070105 AT sbcglobal DOT net> In-Reply-To: <4487AAED.9070105@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Reformatted top-post. > Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Robert Khachikyan wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I successfully have installed and have been using cygwin on my >>> windows XP. >>> Just recently I decided to add a web server. After installing the >>> apache2, >>> it complains of 'Bad system call': >>> >>> Robert AT home_pc /etc/apache2 >>> $ /usr/sbin/httpd2.exe >>> Bad system call >>> >>> Robert AT home_pc /etc/apache2 >>> $ /usr/sbin/httpd2.exe -v >>> Server version: Apache/2.2.2 >>> Server built: Jun 6 2006 13:28:20 >>> >>> >>> However, when starting the apache1.3.33, I have no problem. But due >>> to security, >>> I'd like for the apache to be up-to-date.....You guys have any >>> suggestions?....thanx.... >> >> >> Read the readme? Sounds to me like apache2 requires IPC via Cygserver. >> I would think the readme would talk about this (don't have apache2 >> installed >> myself so I don't know for sure but then again Max is a pretty >> thorough guy). >> If you're looking for more info on Cygserver, see: >> >> >> Robert Khachikyan wrote: > Initially when I installed sshd, it was said to have the CYGWIN > environment variable to 'ntsec'. > > After reading your forwarded link, I switched it to 'server' and it runs > ok now...thanx... "ntsec" is the default and has been for some time. Adding it to the CYGWIN environment variable pretty much is only useful for "documentation" purposes but adding it causes no harm either. However, in case there's any confusion, it is possible and permissible to add more than 1 option to the CYGWIN environment variable. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/