whm/cpanel apache wont/fails to start : waitpid(-1, /etc/init.d/httpd: line 83: 21417 File size limit exceeded$HTTPD -DS S

I was having issues with a server where apache just stopped working.

Issue :

When issuing a restart command I was getting the following error.

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/etc/init.d/httpd: line 83: 21417 File size limit exceeded$HTTPD -DS S
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The problem was that the httpd/apache logs had grown too large in size for apache to handle? There is a 2Gb limit on log files

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/usr/local/apache/logs/
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You can verify the file size with the the following command.

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ls -hS
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The larger files will be at the top, you can also pipe it to less if you don't want to scroll up.

Resolution :

Move the file or otherwise remove it if you don't need it.

Start apache again!

Have fun!!