Need help with apache2 error in log

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Each restarting of apache2 service gives this in /var/log/apache2/error_log:

[Thu Jul 07 19:39:16.457465 2016] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 5229] AH00163: Apache/2.4.16 (Linux/SUSE) OpenSSL/1.0.1i-fips configured -- resuming normal operations
[Thu Jul 07 19:39:16.457566 2016] [core:notice] [pid 5229] AH00094: Command line: '/usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -f /etc/apache2/httpd.conf -D SYSCONFIG -D SSL -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/ -D SYSTEMD -D FOREGROUND'

I am using pretty much default settings after a clean install of Leap. All I have done was to configure a few vhosts but this appears even without using them.

Why does this mean and how can it be fixed if it is a real problem?

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Hi
It’s just a ‘notice’ as in information on restarting and what it’s doing/passing options etc. Nothing to worry about if it had the word error eg [core:error] this would be of concern…

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Thanks! I just thought it might be an error because it is in the error log.

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Hi
Probably since the switch to systemd, those log files are more than likely slowly being deprecated, best to use journalctl commands to inspect for errors etc.

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How can one use journalctl for Apache? And why is it recommended?

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Hi
Because that’s the tool to look at the systemd logs…?

For example;


journalctl -u httpd

You can fileter by time, since last boot etc… Have a read here: systemd for Administrators, Part XVII

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But are web server logs systemd logs? IOW: is it a job of the journalctl to log errors related to web sites?

It also seems that doesn’t work (at least not out of the box):


# journalctl -u httpd
-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-07-06 16:29:36 EEST, end at Thu 2016-07-07 22:39:10 EEST. --
# journalctl -u wwwrun
-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-07-06 16:29:36 EEST, end at Thu 2016-07-07 22:39:10 EEST. --
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Hi
Or nothing of note to report…