Why is apache randomly spawning threads up to max client processes?

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Issue

  • Why is apache randomly spawning threads up to max client processes?
  • Apache is periodically creating threads up to max client processes despite no increase in traffic being noticed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • NFS mounted storage
  • Intrusion Detection System (IDS) on the network

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