Unresponsive Child in component authorize

[Alan DeKok]

kesm0724 wrote:
> Does the "Unresponsive Child in module files component authorize" allude to
> something I have misconfigured in the virtual server or a process that is
> hung? 

  The server is blocked somewhere.

> Tue Oct  7 12:14:43 2008 : Error: WARNING: Unresponsive child (id
> 3054615440) for request 8, in module files component authorize

  Hm... that's a little surprising.  The "files" module doesn't take
much CPU time.  It doesn't use locks.  So there's no reason for it to
block for long periods of time.

  That may be a side-effect of something else taking long amounts of
time.  Usually, this is SQL.

  Or, if you're putting hostnames in the "users" file, instead of
numerical IP addresses... and your DNS server is down.  The server won't
be able to create the reply because it needs the IP address.  It won't
be able to create the IP address because DNS is down.

  Don't use hostnames.  Or, fix DNS so that it works.

  Alan DeKok.