[Bug 796750] Re: apache2 startup fails with missing log directory

[Chip Rosenthal]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: apache2
  
- If  $APACHE_LOG_DIR (as defined in /etc/apache2/envvars), server startup
- fails.
+ If  $APACHE_LOG_DIR (as defined in /etc/apache2/envvars) does not exist,
+ server startup fails.
  
- This situation is extremely common on a host that has a root filesystem
- SSD. In this case, /var/log may be put on a ramdisk that is created on
- each boot.
+ This would happen, for instance, if /var/log is on a ramdisk. That is
+ something commonly done for systems that use an SSD drive. Putting logs
+ on a ramdisk avoids wearing out the SSD flash memory.
  
- It would be helpful if the apache initscript createad the log directory
- if needed.
+ It would be helpful if the apache initscript createad its log
+ subdirectory if needed.
  
  SYSTEM: Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64)
  PACKAGE: apache2.2-common 2.2.17-1ubuntu1

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