I've been experiencing the same problems and tracking this bug/issue for some time.
I wasn't going to send an email but I just noticed that on the day that apache-ssl crashed for me, Robin Edgar sends a email into this bug. I will include my my apache error log and syslog from about that time. I don't know if it will help. I will be glad to post anything else that is needed. Last time apache-ssl crashed, I had the same exact experience with the SIGUSR1 signal reporting and then nothing. Only it doesn't happen very often. Linux freki 2.4.18-1-k7 #1 Wed Apr 14 19:20:42 UTC 2004 i686 unknown ===apache/errorlog [Wed Mar 2 07:25:34 2005] [error] SSL_accept failed [Wed Mar 2 07:26:51 2005] [error] SSL_accept failed [Wed Mar 2 07:28:02 2005] [error] [client 35.10.230.119] File does not exist: /var/www-ssl/sports-it/secure/favicon.ico [Wed Mar 2 07:32:23 2005] [error] [client 192.147.57.6] File does not exist: /var/www-ssl/sports-it/secure/sam/pics/verisign-payment-logo.gif [Wed Mar 2 07:32:30 2005] [error] [client 192.147.57.6] File does not exist: /var/www-ssl/sports-it/secure/sam/pics/verisign-payment-logo.gif [Wed Mar 2 10:35:08 2005] [info] [client 24.39.204.177] (104)Connection reset by peer: client stopped connection before rwrite completed [Wed Mar 2 07:36:16 2005] [info] [client 12.75.27.78] (104)Connection reset by peer: client stopped connection before rwrite completed [Wed Mar 2 07:36:36 2005] [info] [client 64.19.27.245] (32)Broken pipe: client stopped connection before rputs completed [Wed Mar 2 07:36:53 2005] [info] [client 66.100.26.82] (104)Connection reset by peer: client stopped connection before rwrite completed -- SIGUSR from something?? [Wed Mar 2 07:39:10 2005] [notice] SIGUSR1 received. Doing graceful restart -- never came back up -- manually started [Wed Mar 2 07:59:12 2005] [info] mod_unique_id: using ip addr 127.0.0.1 [Wed Mar 2 07:59:12 2005] /usr/lib/apache-ssl/gcache started [Wed Mar 2 07:59:13 2005] [warn] pid file /var/run/apache-ssl.pid overwritten -- Unclean shutdown of previous Apache run? [Wed Mar 2 07:59:13 2005] [info] mod_unique_id: using ip addr 127.0.0.1 [Wed Mar 2 07:59:13 2005] /usr/lib/apache-ssl/gcache started [Wed Mar 2 07:59:14 2005] [info] created shared memory segment #163841 [Wed Mar 2 07:59:14 2005] [notice] Apache/1.3.26 Ben-SSL/1.48 (Unix) Debian GNU/Linux PHP/4.1.2 configured -- resuming normal operations [Wed Mar 2 07:59:14 2005] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/lib/apache-ssl/suexec) [Wed Mar 2 07:59:14 2005] [info] Server built: Oct 26 2002 12:34:18 [Wed Mar 2 07:59:14 2005] [notice] Accept mutex: sysvsem (Default: sysvsem) [Wed Mar 2 07:59:42 2005] [info] [client 172.158.112.68] (104)Connection reset by peer: client stopped connection before rwrite completed ====syslog from about that time Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: bad referral (. !< audoramail.com) from [198.65.102.86].53 Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: ns_resp: query(audoramail.com) All possible A RR's lame Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: bad referral (. !< audoramail.com) from [198.65.102.87].53 Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: bad referral (. !< audoramail.com) from [198.65.102.87].53 Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: bad referral (. !< audoramail.com) from [198.65.102.86].53 Mar 2 07:38:52 freki named[26158]: bad referral (. !< audoramail.com) from [198.65.102.86].53 -- about the time the apache-ssl crashes Mar 2 07:39:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18320]: (list) CMD ( [ -x /usr/bin/python -a -f /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner ] && /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner) Mar 2 07:40:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18370]: (smmsp) CMD (test -x /usr/share/sendmail/sendmail && /usr/share/sendmail/sendmail cron-msp) -- note /usr/sbin/impcleanup does not exist Mar 2 07:40:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18372]: (www-data) CMD ([ -x /usr/sbin/impcleanup ] && /usr/sbin/impcleanup > /dev/null 2>&1) Mar 2 07:40:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18373]: (list) CMD ( [ -x /usr/bin/python -a -f /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner ] && /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner) Mar 2 07:40:21 freki imapd[18408]: connect from 64.19.27.245 Mar 2 07:41:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18419]: (list) CMD ( [ -x /usr/bin/python -a -f /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner ] && /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner) Mar 2 07:41:16 freki named[26158]: ns_forw: query(tinyus.net) All possible A RR's lame Mar 2 07:41:17 freki imapd[18454]: connect from 64.19.27.245 Mar 2 07:42:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18534]: (list) CMD ( [ -x /usr/bin/python -a -f /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner ] && /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner) Mar 2 07:42:30 freki identd[18541]: started Mar 2 07:43:01 freki /USR/SBIN/CRON[18573]: (list) CMD ( [ -x /usr/bin/python -a -f /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner ] && /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l |grep apache ii apache 1.3.26-0woody6 Versatile, high-performance HTTP server ii apache-common 1.3.26-0woody6 Support files for all Apache webservers ii apache-doc 1.3.26-0woody6 Apache webserver docs ii apache-ssl 1.3.26.1+1.48- Versatile, high-performance HTTP server with -- Anthony Tippett - Sports-IT - 425-443-3152 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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