[Gllug] Apache update failing in Ubuntu 10.04

['lesleyb']

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 02:10:05AM +0100, general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
> On 11/10/10 01:26, Steve Parker wrote:
> > On 11/10/10 01:18, general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
> >    
> >> ERROR: Module reqtimeout does not exist!
> >>      
> > That would seem to be the problem;
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/562370 suggests :
> >     "sudo a2dismod reqtimeout"
> >    
> 
> 
> Thanks Steve,
> 
> Turns out that didn't work as the retimeout.so wasn't installed in the 
> firstplace, it did lead me to another launchpad bug (in dpkg allegedly) 
> which would explain it.
> 
> The solution on offer seems a bit heavy handed though...
> 
> sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq apache2.2-common
> 
> followed by a reinstall of apache.
> 
> 
> Am I right in thinking that the above command would delete all my hard 
> crafted apache config files? NAturally I can just back these up but if 
> the problem is caused by something in the config files wouldn't it just 
> reappear when I restored them? Not sure how to proceed, think I'll call 
> it a night and sleep on it!
> 
The --purge command will remove configuration files.  Move/copy yours to
a safe place(TM) if you want to keep them.

Don't know about Ubuntu but Debian has

/usr/sbin/apacahe2ctl configtest

which would detect syntax errors in your config files.

>From the man page 

configtest    Run a configuration file syntax test. It parses the configuration 
              files and either reports Syntax Ok or information about the 
              particular syntax error. This test does not catch all errors.

I have no idea if an apache config could upset an upgrade but I think it an 
infrequent occurrence.

Regards

L.
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