Re: pkg/33589 (apache ignores 'reload' from rc.d script as well as 'graceful' from apachectl(8))

[Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler%riscworks.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/33589; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler%riscworks.net@localhost>
To: Matthias Scheler <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/33589 (apache ignores 'reload' from rc.d script as well as
 'graceful' from apachectl(8))
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:02:01 +0200

 > 1.) Because it is a graceful reload it won't happen before the HTTP daemon
 >     has handled all existing connection. You can verify this by using
 >     "apachectl graceful" and wait a few minutes.
 
 thanks for digging into this, matthias.
 
 although my machine also is (almost) idle, it took six minutes. i never 
 ran into this before (and i do a lot of web serving, for many years now, 
 on different OSs). weird.
 
 thanks,
 
 timo