httpd fails to start with "worker slotmem_create failed"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • httpd fails to start with "worker slotmem_create failed"

error_log:

[proxy_balancer:emerg] [pid XXX] (17)File exists: AH01185: worker slotmem_create failed
[:emerg] [pid 32017] AH00020: Configuration Failed, exiting

[slotmem_shm:debug] [pid XXX:tid xxxxx] mod_slotmem_shm.c(339): AH02300: create /path/to/slotmem*.shm: 544/6
[proxy_balancer:emerg] [pid XXX:tid xxxxxx] (17)File exists: AH01179: balancer slotmem_create failed
[:emerg] [pid XXX:tid xxxxxx] AH00020: Configuration Failed, exiting

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • httpd, apr

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