> I've had a similar problem, and it was a software that had a custom > version of gdbm library and set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in profile to make > sure that version would be used. > > Do you have LD_LIBRARY_PATH set? What does this command say: > > # echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > If you do, try unsetting it before starting httpd: > > # LD_LIBRARY_PATH= service httpd start > thanks for the thought but LD_LIBRARY_PATH was not set - just for kicks i unset it anyhow and tried again - no dice # export LD_LIBRARY_PATH= # /etc/init.d/httpd start Starting httpd: /usr/sbin/httpd: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libaprutil-0.so.0: undefined symbol: gdbm_errno [FAILED] i am stumped! i wish i could rebuild the box but i cant....