apache2 reports bad system call

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

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@home_pc /etc/apache2
>>> $ /usr/sbin/httpd2.exe
>>> Bad system call
>>>
>>> Robert@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:
>>
>> <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygserver.html>
>>
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.


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