[mod_python] "No space left on device:" error when attempting to start httpd2

This looks like an old version of mod_python - it shouldn't be creating
more than 32 (i think) mutexes, not 256.

But the answer to the immediate problem is in the logs below - look for
the word "Hint" :-)

Grisha

On Tue, 4 May 2004, Chase James [Roboticon Systems] wrote:

> I'm having a problem running httpd2 with mod_python installed using
> Mandrake 9.2.  I can't really make sense of the error_log.  Here it is:
>
> [Mon May 03 21:13:18 2004] [notice] mod_python: Creating 256 session
> mutexes based on 256 max processes and 0 max threads.
> [Mon May 03 21:13:18 2004] [error] (28)No space left on device:
> mod_python: Failed to create global mutex 205 of 256
> (/var/cache/mod_python/mpmtx14808205).
> [Mon May 03 21:13:18 2004] [error] mod_python: We can probably continue,
> but with diminished ability to process session locks.
> [Mon May 03 21:13:18 2004] [error] mod_python: Hint: On Linux, the
> problem may be the number of available semaphores, check 'sysctl kernel.sem'
> [Mon May 03 21:13:19 2004] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest
> authentication ...
> [Mon May 03 21:13:19 2004] [notice] Digest: done
> [Mon May 03 21:13:19 2004] [crit] (28)No space left on device:
> mod_rewrite: could not create rewrite_log_lock
> Configuration Failed
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Chase
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