[Bug 603211] [NEW] Apache fails to start after reboot due to missing /var/run/apache2 direcotry when ssl is enabled

[timdaman]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: apache2

For some reason after I rebooted my apache2 server the /var/run/apache2
directory disappeared. This directory is needed to support mod_ssl which
makes use of it to store "SSLSessionCache" and "SSLMutex". Apache2
cannot be started with ssl enabled and the /var/run/apache2 is directory
missing. It will log the following message

[Thu Jul 08 00:15:15 2010] [error] (2)No such file or directory: Cannot create SSLMutex with file `/var/run/apache2/ssl_mutex'
Configuration Failed

The solution is to recreat this directory. I am using the following code
stub

[ -d /var/run/apache2 ] || mkdir /var/run/apache2

There are several solutions to this issue

1) Ensure /var/run/apche2 doesn't get deleted on reboot
2) Ensure startup scripts verify /var/run/apche2 exists and create it if missing
3) In /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf  adjust "SSLSessionCache" and "SSLMutex" to store these in a more permanent location.

I also have run into this issue while using the OCF startup script
included with the "heartbeat" package.

** Affects: apache2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Apache fails to start after reboot due to missing /var/run/apache2 direcotry when ssl is enabled 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/603211
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