Apache ? about spare server processes

[mainpipe]

I am having an issue w/ apache on my vps (CentOS 5 w/ webmin). For some reason, I can't get apache to open more than 10 spare server processes. I have more than enough ram. I try to change start/min/max spare servers to more than 10 and it never opens more than 10. ServerLimit & MaxClients is set to 150. Anybody else ever have a problem exceeding 10?

I am wondering if it is Virtuozzo related. I have been able to make the change on other CentOS dedicated servers & xen-based vps's without issue. They all open as many spare processes as listed in httpd.conf without issue. I can easily open 100 on a 256MB xen instance.

BUT, I have another virtuozzo vps elsewhere and have the same problem.

The following modification doesn't work on my Virtuozzo vps:

StartServers 15
MinSpareServers 15
MaxSpareServers 25
ServerLimit 150
MaxClients 150

But, if I have 10 or less start/min/max it will always work as directed.

[matta]

Did you make sure to restart the httpd service after making changes?

To confirm, it is most definitely NOT a Virtuozzo limitation. The 10 server limit is what comes in our default OS build and is easily changed via config files inside the VPS.

[mainpipe]

Originally Posted by matta

Did you make sure to restart the httpd service after making changes?

To confirm, it is most definitely NOT a Virtuozzo limitation. The 10 server limit is what comes in our default OS build and is easily changed via config files inside the VPS.

Yes. I have tried it with a restart... also with a shutdown and startup. No matter what I do, I never get more than 10 httpd processes w/ owner apache. There is 1 additional process owned by root.

As stated earlier, I have experienced this with another virtuozzo host as well. But, if I try with a dedicated (non-virtuozzo) server or xen vps, I have no problem exceeding 10 processes.

Performance has been good... I am just going nuts with httpd.conf not using the modifications I have made.

[matta]

Did you make sure to make the changes in /etc/httpd/conf.d/swtune.conf? The Max* options are not in the default httpd.conf, they are in swtune.conf and need to be either changed in there or removed and moved to httpd.conf.

[mainpipe]

BINGO! That was the problem. Thanks a lot. I have been pulling my hair out on this for the last week.

[Myles]

I got thee solution too. Nice job man.... thank you.